''Living'' is a group of regional Canadian
lifestyle
Lifestyle often refers to:
* Lifestyle (sociology), the way a person lives
* ''Otium'', ancient Roman concept of a lifestyle
* Style of life (german: Lebensstil, link=no), dealing with the dynamics of personality
Lifestyle may also refer to:
Bu ...
television programs that aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
stations. The initial broadcast was on January 15, 2007. Due to budgetary issues, the ''Living'' programs were not continued past the end of the 2008–09 television season.
The final episodes of each ''Living'' series aired on August 28, 2009.
Most of the CBC stations which aired ''Living'' produced their own locally oriented programs. Most used the title format ''Living (Location)'', although the shows in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
and
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
were titled ''Living in (Location)'' due to similarly named programs on
Rogers TV
Rogers TV (stylized as Rogers tv) is a group of English-language community channels owned by Rogers Communications. Many of these channels share common programs. Rogers TV broadcasts in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and ...
in those markets.
Overview
Similar to the 1970s U.S. syndicated series ''
PM Magazine
''PM/Evening Magazine'' is a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States. In most areas, ''Evening/PM Magazine'' was broadcast from the late 1970s into the late 1980s.
Origi ...
'', each local ''Living'' program consists of a mixture of locally produced segments and others produced for national broadcast.
In most markets, the series aired at 3:00 p.m. local time weekdays. Repeats of the Newfoundland and Labrador edition, which initially aired at 3:30 NT, later aired Tuesday to Friday at 7:00 p.m. NT on
CBNT, to fill a half-hour gap in the national schedule caused by the local newscast airing at 6:00 p.m. NT.
Segments from the ''Living'' programs were later repurposed for a national series titled ''Breeze'', hosted by Maureen Welch in Ottawa. That program aired during the 2010–11 season as part of the Saturday daytime schedule on CBC.
List of ''Living'' programs
* ''Living Calgary'' (
CBRT; also aired on
CBXT
CBXT-DT (channel 5) is a CBC Television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBXFT-DT (channel 11). Both stations share studios at the Edmonton City Centre (across from Churchill ...
) - hosted by Alex Ruiz
* ''Living Halifax'', formerly ''Living East'' (
CBHT; also aired on
CBCT/
CBAT) - hosted by Heidi Petracek
* ''Living in Ottawa'' (
CBOT) - hosted by Maureen Welch
* ''Living in Toronto'' (
CBLT
CBLT-DT (channel 5) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the English-language service of CBC Television. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé outlet CBLFT-DT (channel 25). Bo ...
; also aired on
CBET) - hosted by
Mary Ito
* ''Living Montreal'' (
CBMT) - hosted by Sue Smith
* ''Living Newfoundland and Labrador'' (
CBNT) - hosted by Erin Sulley
* ''Living Saskatchewan'' (
CBKT
CBKT-DT (channel 9) is a CBC Television station in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBKFT-DT (channel 13). The two outlets share studios with sister radio stations CBK and CBK-FM at the ...
) - hosted by Connie Walker
* ''Living Vancouver'' (
CBUT
CBUT-DT (channel 2) is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of CBC Television. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBUFT-DT (channel 26). Both stations sh ...
) - hosted by Jaeny Baik
* ''Living Winnipeg'' (
CBWT
CBWT-DT (channel 6) is a CBC Television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It has common ownership with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBWFT-DT (channel 3). Both stations share studios on Portage Avenue and Young Street in Downtown Winnip ...
) - hosted by Mary McCown
References
External links
Breeze
2000s Canadian television talk shows
2007 Canadian television series debuts
2009 Canadian television series endings
CBC Television original programming
Television shows filmed in Calgary
Television shows filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Television shows filmed in Montreal
Television shows filmed in Ottawa
Television shows filmed in Regina, Saskatchewan
Television shows filmed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Television shows filmed in Toronto
Television shows filmed in Vancouver
Television shows filmed in Winnipeg
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