Brian Stewart is a Canadian journalist. Stewart is most recognized as a senior journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) primary news hour, The National, where he spent more than two decades.
Stewart, a past Gemini Award winner for Best Overall Journalist in Canada, also presented network current affairs programs like CBC News: Our World. After retiring in 2009, he frequently appears on CBC as a current affairs pundit and documentary essayist. Mr Stewart has worked as a reporter in both print and television since 1964.
He is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs.
Brian was born and brought up in Montreal in the year 1942. He spent most of his young age at Halifax in Nova Scotia and England. Brian did his junior college in Toronto in 1958, and he completed his graduation in journalism at Ryerson's School of Journalism in 1964. Brian has fallen in love with her co-worker Tina Srebotnjak in the year 1989. Tina was also a journalist and a television broadcast working at the CBC network. Stewart and Tina have a girl child born in 1993, and they named her Kathleen Stewart. They all live together in Toronto.
Initially, Brian served as a reporter in Oshawa Times during the year 1964 to 1971. He later became a part of the CBC network during the year 1971. During 1973, Brian was subjected as the national reporter at Ottawa, where Brian could cover international and foreign affairs. He also served as a military specialist. In 1982, Brian worked as the foreign correspondent at CBC network until teaming up with NBC in 1985 as a foreign correspondent there. In 1987, Brian turned back to Canada and worked as a senior reporter at CBC's award-winning "The Journal" program. At this point, he penned quite a many series and records on World Politics and News about North Americans.
Undeniably, Brian became the most popular media personality, and he was described as the most significant foreign correspondent in Canada. He has traveled to many destinations to cover the breaking newscast and world's conflicts. Also, he was one of the famous media people who have been to 10 war zones traveling from El Salvador to Afghanistan. At the Gulf war, Brian was the only Canadian reporter to liberate and release the news about Kuwait City.
His excellent report on Child Slavery was just unique, where he portrayed the difficulties and troubles that the children confronted. His presentation Sudan: Children of Darkness has won plenty of national and international awards. It was also recognized at the Monte Carlo Television Festival, rewarding the UNDA prize for this presentation. Brian's career was most commonly subjected to documentary productions, including The War Reporters produced by Brian McKenna. He has turned 90 now, and all his views and ideas are being observed by various business groups such as financiers, diplomats, and other media pundits.
Stewart is the prestigious winner of the Gemini Award for being the Best Overall Broadcast Journalist. Also, he won the Gordon Sinclair Award in the year 1996. In the year 1994, Brian was nominated for various Gemini awards for the Best Information Segment.
| Birth Date: | 27 Apr, 1922 |
| Age: | 97 yrs |
| Occupations: | Diplomat |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh |
| Education: | Glenalmond College |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Scottish diplomat |
