The Current (radio program)

The Current is a Canadian current affairs radio program which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One.[2] It airs from 8:37 a.m. local time to 10 a.m., with the exception of Newfoundland, where it runs from 9:07 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The show features interview sessions and radio documentaries that typically take up a half hour each.

History

The program premiered in 2002, and was hosted from its inception by investigative journalist Anna Maria Tremonti.[3] It was created as a replacement for This Morning, partially in response to criticism that the prior program's prerecorded format had hamstrung the network's ability to pivot to a live breaking news broadcast on the day of the September 11 attacks.[4]

Tremonti retired from the program in June 2019.[5]

Season-long story themes

From 2007 to 2018, the series ran regular season-long arcs of stories that dealt with a particular theme. The themes that were explored have included:

During the network's summer schedule when The Current was shortened to an hour, selections of these features were rerun as a separate half-hour program. In 2018, The Current ran at the regular length year-round with segments over the regular season rerun during the summer period in addition to new stories. However, in 2019, a compromise in the format was reached with the series running CBC Radio One's original documentary podcasts for the summer, having new content for the first portion of the show and taking advantage of the remaining hour's time to accommodate the podcasts' irregular length. In the 2021–22 season, there was a less formal revisiting of the "Work in Progress" theme regarding employment, especially concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with selected interviews occasionally rerun during the summer months in addition to the podcasts.

2007–08 — "Diet for a Hungry Planet": Food and world hunger.

2008–09 — "Watershed": The politics and issues dealing with water.

2009–10 — "Work in Progress": Labour and employment related issues.

2010–11 — "Shift": Population demographics and the changing nature of Canada's population.

2011–12 — "Gamechangers": People and significant events that had made a noticeable change in the world in some fashion.

2012–13 — "Line in The Sand: Dilemmas that Define Us": Moral dilemmas.

2013–14 — "Project Money": Money and related financial issues.

2014–15 — "By Design": Design issues such as industrial design and social design.

2015–16 — "Ripple Effect": Stories of consequences of various decisions and technologies, intended or otherwise.

2016–17 — "The Disruptors": Stories of people, ideas and things that are disrupting today's society, both negatively and positively.

2017–18 — "Adaptation": Stories of people adapting to changing realities in the world.

show name	The Current
format	current affairs
runtime	90 minutes
country	Canada
language	English
home station	CBC Radio One
presenter	Matt Galloway
first aired	November 18, 2002‡R1R‡
last aired	present
website	http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/

The Current (radio program)

History

Guest hosts

Season-long story themes

Humour

Repeat airings

Hosts

External links

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