Marci Ien

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Marci Ien (born July 29, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian broadcast journalist. She is currently the news anchor and cohost for CTV's Canada AM,^[1] as well as an occasional substitute anchor for CTV National News and CTV News Channel.

Originally one of the children on the Crossroads program Circle Square,^[2] Ien studied journalism at Ryerson University.^[2] She began her career at CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario in 1991 as a news writer and general assignment reporter.^[2] In 1995 she began reporting from Queen's Park in Toronto, with her reports appearing both on CHCH's local news and on WIC's national newscast Canada Tonight.^[2] In 1997, she moved to CTV where she made her national debut at CTV Atlantic, covering major stories including the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia.^[2]

In 1995, she won a Canadian Radio Television News Directors award for her news serial Journey to Freedom, a look at the Underground Railroad.^[2] In 2008, Ien was the recipient of the BBPA Harry Jerome Award in the media category.^[2]

Personal life

Ien is a Black Canadian^[2] of Trinidadian descent.^[1] She has two children, Blaize and Dash, with her husband Lloyd Exeter.^[1]

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