About the Show
The background photo on our website is an actual photo of the Northern Lights.
The photo was taken in Labrador West, and supplied to us for use on our site by Labrador City Photographer Larry Jenkins.
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Meet our Labrador Morning Crew.........
Tony Dawson - Host
Tony moved to CBC Television in Happy Valley-Goose Bay where he spent more than 20 years with Here & Now as a television cameraman and editor. As a video journalist he was the reporter for all of Labrador.
He has covered stories from the iron ore towns of Labrador City and Wabush, the Innu and Inuit communities on Labrador's north coast and the Metis and fishing communities along the south coast and Labrador Straits. The military base in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where air force pilots and crews from Germany, The Netherlands, England, Italy and other countries, as well as their families, have also been the focus of dozens of stories on radio and television. Happy Valley-Goose Bay itself offers a cross section of Aboriginal groups and settlers from around the world.
In 2000, as a video journalist for Here & Now , Tony traveled with the Canadian Military to Kosovo and brought us stories of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians serving in the Canadian Military.
Over the years Tony has filled in on Labrador Morning as a host during the summer, and he is now delighted to be working full time as host of "Labrador Morning."
Peter started his career with the CBC in Toronto as a reporter. After working in CBC's largest centre he moved to one of the smallest. Peter serves as the news reporter and video journalist for eastern Labrador covering all types of stories for radio and television. Based out of Happy Valley Goose Bay he also reports on issues on Labrador's north and south coast.
Peter has a bachelor of journalism from Ryerson University. Before joining the CBC he worked as a newspaper reporter in places like Victoria, Guelph and Bonneyville, Alberta. In his spare time Peter is involved in the arts as an actor on stage and behind the scenes as a director of the arts centre.
Colleen Connors is a reporter and co- host on Labrador Mroning. she joined us in the summer of 2010. She's was a reporter with the West Coast Morning Show in Corner Brook on and off for three years before that. . Colleen completed a Bachelor of Journalism Degree at The University of King's College in 2007. Since then, she's had the opportunity to work overseas as a television host for a NATO media training exercise. She also hosted an information video for the province's Department of Natural Resources. Colleen began her career at community newspapers on the west coast when she was still in high school.
As a new arrival to the community Colleen is quickly fell in love with the people, culture and big blue skies! She's has made several visits to the Labrador coast, and is looking forward to reporting from other communities in Labrador.
You might just catch her hiking, jogging or spending time at the beach in North West River
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John Gaudi is the newest member of the labrador Morning Team.John started his career ain 2004 as a production assistant for CBC Radio in Nova Scotia. He went on from there to freelance with CBC Toronto, The Current and Maritime magazine. He has also worked as chase producer, correspondent, editorial assistant, and reporter in various parts of the country with the CBC.
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He has been working with CBC for a long long long long long long long long long time
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Andrew showed up on the doorstep of CBC Newfoundland and Labrador just over a year ago and in that short time has proven himself as a solid journalist and a great team player with abilities in TV, radio and online. His most recent stint was backfilling the morning sports desk for network radio.
He is now the Video-Journalist for Labrador City/Wabush,and a regular contributor to Labrador Morning.
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Specializing in satire, Byron Hamel works as an associate producer with LABRADOR MORNING. He heads the Labrador Morning Comedy Team, bringing you the view askew, with lovable characters like Anonymous George. Byron's other work with CBC includes production and performance credits for the national radio programs DNTO, GO!, and MADLY OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Lorne has been with CBC in Labrador since the late 1970's.
Beverly Nippard was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and grew up in Conception Bay South where she began her varied work experience in a greenhouse as a child, making license plates as a teenager, in retail department stores, supermarkets and restaurants before beginning her career in administration.
She has collected a variety of certificates and diplomas from the District Vocational School, Memorial University Extension Services, KeyIn Technical College, Institute of Children's Literature, and the College of the North Atlantic, and has since worked with provincial government, private companies, non-profit organizations and a federal corporation in various capacities.
A few weeks after moving to Labrador in June 1976, Beverly began working with CBC Television doing programming, moved on to become secretary to the Manager of Program Operations and secretary to the Location Manager. From 1983 to 1997 Beverly took time out to raise her two girls and returned to the Corporation to fill various positions on and off air. As well as writing and airing commentaries, she has filled technical, reporter/editor and administrative positions on a casual basis. Since June 2008 she has been the office administrator for CBC Radio & Television in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
In her spare time Beverly teaches at the local college, writes for a variety of publications, reads, crafts, paints, volunteers, and spends time with her granddaughter Rebecca.
