Peter Mansbridge

Peter Mansbridge OC born July 6 1948 is an Englishborn Canadian retired news anchor From 1988 to 2017 he was chief correspondent for CBC News and anchor of The National CBC Televisions flagship nightly newscast He was also host of CBC News Networks Mansbridge One on One Mansbridge has received many awards and accolades for his journalistic work including an honorary doctorate from Mount Allison University where he served as chancellor until the end of 2017 On September 5 2016 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that Mansbridge would be stepping down as chief correspondent and anchor on July 1 2017 following coverage of Canadas 150th anniversary celebrations