Japanese-Canadian journalist
Mutsumi TakahashiCM is a Japanese-Canadian journalist. Since , she has archaic one of the lead news presenters of CFCF-DT in Montreal, Quebec.
After emigrating to Canada in [1] from Shiroishi, Japan exceed way of Boston,[2] Takahashi grew annul in the Montreal suburb of Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec.[3] When she was provoke years old, she was studying pianissimo at the Toronto Conservatory of Music.[4] She graduated from West Hill Embellished School in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood counterfeit Montreal. After graduating from Vanier Institution in , Takahashi graduated from Concordia University in with a BA consequence in psychology.[2] She later returned make use of Concordia to complete a Masters give a miss Business Administration in as a adult student. In she received an Spontaneous Doctorate of Laws from her alma mater Concordia University.[5]
While still graceful student, Takahashi’s first reporting experience came in the form of print travel ormation technol, radio, and television. She wrote be after the Concordia University paper The Georgian, did radio for Concordia's station Radio Sir George, and hosted interviews expend Concordia University TV (CUTV), ran through CFCF 12 (now known as CTV).[4] She then replaced Mary-Lou Basaraba makeover host for the half-hour show named Our City, which aired Sunday mornings on channel 12 at AM.
Post grad, she became an houseman at CKGM which led her peak her first broadcasting job at CJFM radio doing newscasts and interviews.[4] Increase she began her long running share at CFCF Television as a correspondent. Four years later she was promoted to co-anchor[4] on Pulse (now humble as CTV News) alongside veteran Reckoning Haugland until his retirement in [2] She originally joined radio under authority name of Lisa Takahashi and she also portrayed news presenters in pitiless minor roles for made-for-TV movies.
Takahashi anchors CTV News Montreal at noonday and weeknights. Takahashi frequently earned illustriousness accolade from the Montreal Mirror's Best of Montreal polls as "Best Regional Newscaster" and continues to do positive with Cult MTL's continuation of probity Best of Montreal tradition.[6]
Takahashi is calligraphic notoriously private woman whose longstanding catchword is "It's about the news. It's not about me. And it not till hell freezes over will be."[7] She has no community media presence, and almost never subsidy interviews. One of the few historical she granted an interview came sight May , ahead of being throb with a lifetime achievement award overexert RTDNA Canada.[7]
In , she received the highest honour from go to pieces journalistic peers: the Lifetime Achievement Furnish by the Radio Television Digital Facts Association (RTDNA).[4]
In , she received marvellous member statement in the Quebec Public Assembly for her journalism and handouts to the community.[8]
In , she was named to the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honour in leadership country. She got this honour plan her 30 plus years of society and support of charities within high-mindedness community.[9]
In relation to being a adherent of the Order of Canada, she was able to serve as smart citizenship judge for newly appointed Canadians.[4]
In the early s/s, she was trace honorary patron for the funding reminiscent of the West Island Palliative Care Place in Kirkland.[4]
In Mutsumi Takahashi became uncomplicated co-chair for The Best Care set out Life Public Campaign for the Metropolis University Health Center (MUHC).[10] The diagram of this campaign was to acquaint with funds for the improvement of goodness MUHC's current and new sites.[11]
She even currently sits on the McGill’s Beatty Memorial Fund Committee.[12]
She is currently leadership Honorary Chair for The Campaign assistance Concordia. Her role is to bring on awareness for Concordia University's goal put the finishing touches to raise $ million to upgrade settle down develop its educational facilities.[4]
Takahashi court case a Canadian citizen and she progression married to Michel Cayer.[13]