CBC Alberta's election reporters have hit the campaign trail and are hard at work producing news reports for broadcast. They'll also be filing quips, notes, jokes and anecdotes for our special election feature, Reporters Notebook.
Kim Trynacity
John Archer
It's always a kick to be in the heart of the action on election night. Broadcasting live is a "seat of the pants" experience that is exciting and can be tense.
Scott Dippel
Rick Donkers
The Liberals are pulling out all the stops in Calgary.
The 21st-century version of recall in Alberta refers to news releases — specifically the ones issued by the Alberta Liberals.
I was amazed to hear so many folks really struggling with what they're going to do with their vote. I heard over and over again: "Ed's a nice guy" but clearly the problems of an overheated economy are everywhere.
Kim Trynacity is CBC TV's political reporter in Edmonton. She's worked in the Ottawa, Yellowknife and Saskatoon bureaus for the CBC. She has won several awards for her work, including the 2004 Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) award for her documentary on the influence of the tobacco lobby on the Alberta government.
John Archer started working as a reporter for CBC Radio in his hometown of Thunder Bay in 1993. From there it was off to Prince George, Vancouver and Iqaluit before coming to Edmonton in 1999. He's been CBC Radio's reporter at the Alberta legislature since 2004.
A born and bred Calgarian, Rick Donkers has covered more elections than he cares to remember, from local nominations to Stephen Harper's victory speech as prime minister. Rick's a committed political junkie. So much so that his first broadcasting job was operating the cameras for cable TV coverage of Calgary city council.
Scott Dippel is a reporter with CBC Radio in Calgary, having also worked in Edmonton, Ottawa and Winnipeg. He has a special interest in politics. Some think it's sad he once attended a constitutional conference in Australia, but Scott considers it important to care about the democratic process.
