Shelagh Rogers,
OC, is a Canadian broadcast journalist based in
British Columbia
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. She is the host and producer of
CBC Radio One
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's ''
The Next Chapter'', and former chancellor of the
University of Victoria
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.
Background
Rogers grew up in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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. Rogers began in broadcasting at
CFRC
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, the campus radio station of
Queen's University. She also worked at
Kingston, Ontario
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's
CKWS, hosting a
country music
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program while still a student at Queen's. She later went on to produce a daily current affairs TV show and served as the station's late-night weather presenter.
Rogers graduated from Queen's University's arts program (B.A., art history) in 1977.
Rogers is a member of the Metis nation of Greater Victoria.
CBC Radio
In 1980, she joined CBC Radio in Ottawa, hosting local current affairs programs and jazz and classical music broadcasts. In 1982, she became host of the national classical concert program ''Mostly Music''.
In 1984, she moved to CBC
Toronto
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. In addition to hosting local programs, she became a frequent contributor to many national shows, including ''
Morningside,'' ''The Max Ferguson Show'' and ''
Basic Black''. She was also the founding host of ''
The Arts Tonight''.
She became a frequent guest host of ''Morningside'', and in 1995 the program's host,
Peter Gzowski
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, named Rogers the show's permanent guest host.
In 1997, Rogers moved to
CBC Radio Two
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as host of ''Take Five''. During this time, Rogers was also a contributor to
TVOntario
TVO Media Education Group (often abbreviated as TVO and stylized on-air as tvo) is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario ...
's book program, ''
Imprint
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...
'', and host of ''
Saturday Night at the Movies''.
In 2000, Rogers returned to Radio One as host of ''
This Morning'', which she hosted for two years. In 2002, she became host of ''
Sounds Like Canada
''Sounds Like Canada'' was a Canadian radio program, which aired weekday mornings on CBC Radio One from 2002 to 2008. Until the end of May 2008, the program was hosted by the award-winning broadcaster Shelagh Rogers, and in the summers by a rotat ...
''.
Rogers left ''Sounds Like Canada'' at the end of May 2008. She is now the host and a producer of ''The Next Chapter'', an award-winning weekly show about writers and writing in Canada.
In June 2011, she was inducted as an honorary witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Also in 2011, she was named an Officer of the
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the ...
"for her contributions as a promoter of Canadian culture, and for her volunteer work in the fields of mental health and literacy." Her Order of Canada citation reads: "Shelagh Rogers is a passionate journalist, activist and promoter of all things Canadian. A nationally renowned radio broadcaster, she is best known for hosting the CBC’s “This Morning” and “Sounds Like Canada.” Also highly regarded for her advocacy work, she has spoken out to help destigmatize mental illness, and has raised awareness and funds for adult literacy initiatives. She now champions reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people as an honorary witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada."
Rogers is the co-editor of ''Speaking My Truth: Reflections on Reconciliation and Residential School'' (2012), ''Reconciliation and the Way Forward'' (2014) and ''Speaking My Truth: A Journey to Reconciliation'' (2018).
Chancellorship at the University of Victoria
She was appointed Chancellor of the
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit ...
for a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2015, and was officially sworn into the position on June 8, 2015.
In 2018, she was renewed for a second term.
Marion Buller Marion R. Buller , also known professionally as Marion Buller Bennett, is a First Nations jurist in British Columbia and current chancellor of the University of Victoria. Buller served as the Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missin ...
succeeded her as chancellor as of January 1, 2022.
Awards and accolades
* Rogers won an
ACTRA Award
The ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries. in 1983 for Best Host/Interviewer.
* In 1997, she was named Companion of Frontier College for her significant contribution to the cause of literacy.
* In 2000, she was awarded the John Drainie Award for making a significant contribution to broadcasting in Canada.
* In 2002, she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the
University of Western Ontario
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.
* She received the New Brunswick Literacy Award for continuing the legacy of Peter Gzowski in 2002.
* Also in 2002, she was named ADSUM House Successful Canadian Woman of the Year.
* She received a Transforming Lives Award from CAM-H in 2008.
* In 2008, Rogers received a special Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit, the Distinguished Body of Work Award, for her outstanding contributions to literacy.
* In 2008, she was awarded The Canadian Foundation for Women's Health Award for Journalism in Women's Health.
* Also in 2008, she received a Champions of Mental Health Award (Media) from the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health.
* In 2010, she received the Hero Award from the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario.
* Native Counselling Services of Alberta awarded her their Achievement in the Aboriginal Community award for her work on reconciliation.
* Rogers was the 2010 Mental Health Voices Award Recipient from the Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division.
* She was also named Ambassador at Large for the Canadian Canoe Museum in 2010.
* In 2011, she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Mount Allison University.
* In 2011, she was named an Officer of the Order of Canada.
* In 2012, she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Memorial University.
* In 2012, she was the Bronze Radio Winner for the documentary North Words from the New York Festivals Best Radio Programs Awards.
* In 2013, she received an Honorary Doctor of Education from Nipissing University.
* In 2014, she was the Bronze Radio Winner for "Alice's Nobel" from the New York Festivals Best Radio Programs Awards.
* In 2014, she was presented with the Queen’s University Alumni Humanitarian Award.
* In 2014, she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Vancouver Island University.
* The Canadian Publisher’s Association named her an Honorary Publisher in 2014.
*In 2015, the Writers at Woody Point festival named its venue after Rogers, who has been a long-time host of the event.
* The Ontario Writers’ Conference 2015 Cornerstone Award was won by Rogers and her long-time producer, Jacqueline Kirk.
* In 2016, she received the inaugural Margaret Trudeau Award for Mental Health Advocacy.
* She was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in 2016.
* She has been named an honorary member of the League of Canadian Poets.
* She was, for many years, the Honorary PGI National Chair for the Peter Gzowski initiatives for literacy.
* In 2017, she received an Honorary Doctor of Literature from Carleton University.
* In 2019, she received one of the inaugural Library and Archives Canada Scholars Awards, recognizing the outstanding contribution of individuals who have dedicated their lives to the creation and promotion of the country’s literary and historical heritage.
* In 2019, she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Queen's University.
* Also in 2019, she received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Manitoba.
References
External links
*http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2008/03/08/rogers-radio.html
*http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2008/03/13/soundslikecanada-cancellation.html
*http://communications.uvic.ca/releases/release.php?display=release&id=1423
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