Undercurrents was a Canadian news magazine television program that was hosted by Wendy Mesley. It focused on media, marketing and technology.[1]
| Undercurrents | |
|---|---|
| Genre | News magazine |
| Presented by | Wendy Mesley |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | 1995 – 2001 |
Overview
The series, which debuted in 1995, primarily concentrated on investigative and documentary reports about media, marketing and technology, such as examining media coverage of controversial issues.[1] Its debut episode drew 800,000 viewers despite having received little advance publicity and having been scheduled so hastily that it wasn't even listed in that week's TV Guide listings;[1] the episode examined the role of video in criminal trials, using the Paul Bernardo trial as its hook.[1]
Mesley was interviewed about the program's cancellation in 1997 by Scan Magazine.
Mesley won two Gemini Awards for Best Host or Interviewer of a News or General Information Series for her work on Undercurrents, in 1999[2] and 2001.[3]
In 2001, Undercurrents was folded into the new series CBC News: Disclosure, cohosted by Mesley and Diana Swain.[4] The new show did not continue to discuss the media or technology; instead, the media analysis theme was picked up by a different new CBC series, MediaWatch.[5]
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