This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2020. 3,730,713. In January 2005, Mesley announced that she had found a lump in her left breast and had been diagnosed with breast cancer. All content including images on this site are intended for Media use only. Enter your email address to get a new one. [4] After undergoing treatment, including two lumpectomies, chemotherapy and radiation, Mesley returned to the CBC full-time in March 2006, but was under the care of an oncologist and had been taking the intravenous, anti-cancer drug Herceptin. TORONTO — CBC News host Wendy Mesley says she’s sorry and “deeply ashamed” after using “a word that should never be used” during an editorial discussion about current issues regarding race. [6], In January 2018 Mesley started hosting a new Sunday morning talk show on politics and media: The Weekly with Wendy Mesley. Recent Posts. In the end it was a rat who got Wendy Mesley. Please contact us. LINE. Twitter revealed a list of accounts believed to be bots operated by people with malicious intentions. Host. WhatsApp. Digg. By checking this box, I agree to the terms of service and privacy policy of Rogers Media. CBC’s The Weekly with Wendy Mesley … Wendy Mesley has been disciplined after an internal investigation discovered the CBC News host used “offensive language on two separate occasions during editorial meetings,” according to the CBC. CBC host Wendy Mesley confirmed that she used a racial epithet on two occasions during editorial meetings, and took to Twitter on Thursday to apologize further. Journalist Wendy Mesley is shown during a charity show at Toronto Fashion Week in Toronto on October 22, 2010. In 2001 and 2002 she co-hosted the investigative newsmagazine CBC News: Disclosure with Diana Swain,[1] and previously hosted the media and technology series Undercurrents from 1995 until 2001. "The Weekly with Wendy Mesley" host took to her Twitter account to post about the incident, which now has her off the air while the CBC investigates. 5,418,361. — Wendy Mesley (@WendyMesleyCBC) June 25, 2020 Thompson wouldn’t specify what disciplinary action is being taken against Mesley, who has been off the air … Pinterest. By servyoutube Last updated . CBC News host Wendy Mesley has been suspended for using a “word that should never be used” during an editorial discussion about Black Lives Matter and media coverage of racism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese, {* backButton *} "The Weekly with Wendy Mesley" host took to her Twitter account to post about the incident, which now has her off the air while the CBC investigates. {* createAccountButton *}, You may have created a profile with another. “The Weekly with Wendy Mesley” host took to her Twitter account to post about the incident, which now has her off the air while the CBC investigates. Send me alerts, event notifications and special deals or information from our carefully screened partners that may be of interest to me. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} Wendy Mesley diagnosed with breast cancer, "Wendy Mesley to host live CBC talk show on Sunday mornings", "CBC News announces new Sunday morning talk show to be hosted by Wendy Mesley", "LIVE: The Weekly with Wendy Mesley for Sunday, January 14, 2018", "Black CBC journalist present when Wendy Mesley used N-word says her presence prompted disciplinary action", "Wendy Mesley suspended from hosting after using 'careless' language in discussing racial issue | CBC News", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wendy_Mesley&oldid=1007997254, Canadian television reporters and correspondents, Articles with dead external links from December 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from February 2016, All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 1976–present (radio), 1979–present (television), This page was last edited on 21 February 2021, at 01:04.