{{Short description|Canadian journalist (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox presenter | name = Andrew Chang | image = | caption = Chang in 2017 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|12|15}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | alma_mater = Carleton University | show = ''The National''<br>''About That'' | station = | network = CBC Television | country = Canada | prevshow = ''CBC News Vancouver at 6''<br />''CBC Montreal News at 6'' | memorials = | website = | module = }}
'''Andrew Chang''' (born 15 December 1982) is a Canadian television journalist, best known as a co-anchor of CBC Television's nightly flagship newscast ''The National''. Since 2022, he has hosted the CBC streaming news program ''About That''.
== Early life and education == Andrew Chang was born on 15 December<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Chang|first=Andrew |user=AndrewChangCBC|number=280019741278613504|title=Celebrating my birthday from beautiful Mont-Tremblant. The view from my window makes me smile.|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref> 1982 in Ottawa.<ref name="CityNews">{{cite news|title=A glimpse at the careers of the new hosts of 'The National' |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2017/08/01/a-glimpse-at-the-careers-of-the-new-hosts-of-the-national/|work=CityNews|agency=The Canadian Press|date=1 August 2017|access-date=2021-06-14 |quote =Age: 34; Birthplace: Ottawa; Education: Journalism degree at Carleton University }}</ref><ref name="Montrealer">{{cite news |title=Debra Arbec and Andrew Chang – Co-anchors for CBC News: Montreal |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2013/03/debra-arbec-and-andrew-chang-co-anchors-for-cbc-news-montreal/ |work=The Montrealer |date=11 March 2013 |access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> He grew up speaking English in a family where his father spoke Cantonese and his mother spoke Mandarin. After moving to Quebec, he became fluent in French.<ref name="AngloOfTheDay">{{cite news |title=Anglo of the Day: Andrew Chang |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/anglo-of-the-day-andrew-chang-1.1345557 |publisher=CBC News |date=28 February 2013 |access-date=9 April 2019}}</ref>
He graduated from Carleton University with a degree in journalism.<ref name="CityNews"/><ref name="Montrealer"/>
==Career== Chang joined the CBC in 2004 at CBC Montreal as a researcher. He was a part of CBC's broadcast team for the 2014 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Takeuchi|first=Craig|date=2014-08-26|title=Andrew Chang to host CBC News Vancouver|url=https://www.straight.com/movies/714686/andrew-chang-host-cbc-news-vancouver|work=The Georgia Straight|access-date=2021-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/andrew-chang-leaving-cbc-montreal-anchor-chair | title=Andrew Chang leaving CBC Montreal anchor chair | newspaper=The Gazette | location=Montreal | date=23 May 2014 | accessdate=16 June 2022}}</ref> From 2014 to 2017, he was anchor of CBC Vancouver's ''News at 6''. For this work, he won the Best News Anchor, Local award at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2016 and 2018. On 1 August 2017, he was named co-host of ''The National''.<ref name="nationalanchors">{{cite news|last=Watters|first=Haydn|date=1 August 2017|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/the-national-new-hosts-1.4230666| title=Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National|publisher=CBC News|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
In June 2022, the CBC announced that Chang would be stepping away from ''The National'', and moving to host a new daily program for the CBC's forthcoming streaming news service.<ref name=2022changes>David Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2022/06/30/cbc-makes-changes-at-the-national-ahead-of-free-streaming-channel-launch.html "CBC makes changes at ‘The National’ ahead of free streaming channel launch"]. ''Toronto Star'', June 30, 2022.</ref> His program, ''About That'', features him delving in more depth into one particular topic or issue in the news in each episode, and launched on CBC News Explore on November 30, 2022.<ref>Noel Ransome, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2022/11/30/cbc-launches-free-ad-supported-streaming-channel-cbc-news-explore.html "CBC launches free ad-supported streaming channel CBC News Explore"]. ''Toronto Star'', November 30, 2022.</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/andrew_chang CBC biography] * {{Twitter|AndrewChangCBC}}
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