Anthony Germain

Anthony Germain
Education
SpouseDoris Cowley
Presenting career
NetworkCBC Radio
CBC News Network

Anthony Germain is a Canadian retired journalist, best known for his work with CBC Radio.

Journalism

A graduate of the journalism program at the University of Western Ontario, Germain spent 32 years as a journalist and host for the CBC, including stints as host of CBC Radio One's The House and Ottawa Morning on CBO-FM, and as a Shanghai-based foreign correspondent for CBC News. He received several nominations for the Canadian Association of Journalists awards for his reportage on China.

After relocating to his wife's hometown of St. John's in 2011, he hosted The St. John's Morning Show on CBC Radio One St. John's until 2017, then co-anchored CBC Newfoundland and Labrador's local newscast CBC Here & Now until 2022, finally hosting the provincial Radio One afternoon drive show On the Go until his retirement from the CBC in January 2024.

At that time, Germain had also been teaching journalism courses at the College of the North Atlantic.

Federal politics

He was the Liberal Party candidate for Terra Nova—The Peninsulas in the 2025 Canadian federal election. After initially being declared the winner by 12 votes, Elections Canada announced on May 9 that the results were narrow enough for a judicial recount.

On May 23, 2025, it was announced that Germain lost the seat to Conservative candidate Jonathan Rowe by 12 votes.

At the time of the 2025 Canadian federal election, he lived in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Electoral record

2025 Canadian federal election: Terra Nova—The Peninsulas
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJonathan Rowe19,60547.73+7.28$101,953.74
LiberalAnthony Germain19,59347.70+0.44$69,875.39
New DemocraticLiam Ryan1,6774.08-4.25$77.45
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,07398.57+0.19$133,640.03
Total rejected ballots 5971.43–0.19
Turnout 41,67065.94
Eligible voters 63,192
Conservative notional gain from Liberal Swing +3.42
Source: Elections Canada
Note: This riding's results were subject to an automatic judicial recount on May 9, 2025. Number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tony Atherton, "Germain gets CBC morning gig: He will still host national show". Ottawa Citizen, December 19, 2003.
  2. ↑ "CBC should rethink program cancellation". The Daily Gleaner, March 30, 2002.
  3. ↑ Chris Cobb, "CBC appoints Germain to open Shanghai bureau". Ottawa Citizen, January 21, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Finalists announced for Canadian Association of Journalists awards". Canadian Press, April 16, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Anthony Germain to join Here & Now as co-host". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Anthony Germain to join CBC Radio's On The Go". CBC News. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  7. ↑ Gushue, John (January 16, 2024). "Anthony Germain to retire after continent-spanning career at CBC". CBC News. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Anthony Germain to Seek Liberal Nomination in Terra Nova-The Peninsulas". VOCM. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
  9. ↑ Ben Cleary. "Liberal Anthony Germain win Terra Nova-The Peninsulas by just 12 votes". NTV News. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  10. ↑ Nicholas Mercer. "UPDATED: With a tight 12 vote Liberal win, why a recount is coming in Terra Nova-The Peninsulas". The Telegram. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  11. ↑ Ryan, Maddie; Kennedy, Alex (May 23, 2025). "Conservative Jonathan Rowe wins Terra Nova-The Peninsulas following recount". CBC News.
  12. ↑ "forty-fifth general election 2025".
  13. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Maddie; Kennedy, Alex. "Conservative Jonathan Rowe wins Terra Nova-The Peninsulas following recount". CBC News.