Yukon Morning host resigns over lack of Indigenous, Black representation at CBC - News Summed Up

Yukon Morning host resigns over lack of Indigenous, Black representation at CBC


The host of CBC's Yukon Morning radio show in Whitehorse resigned last week shortly after making on-air remarks about the under-representation of Indigenous and Black voices at CBC. She joined CBC Yukon as the host of the new program last October. Listen | Former Yukon Morning host Christine Genier's statement:Listen to Christine Genier's on-air statement during CBC's Yukon Morning on June 8, 2020. We thank Christine for her time with CBC Yukon; she will be missed," he wrote. Genier's resignation came just days after CBC host Wendy Mesley was suspended from hosting after she said she used "a word that should never be used" during an editorial discussion about race.


Source: CBC News June 15, 2020 23:34 UTC



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