# Andrew Chang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Chang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Chang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Chang > Source revision: 1354038400 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada | alma_mater = [Carleton University](/source/Carleton_University) | show = ''[The National](/source/The_National_(TV_program))''
''About That'' | station = | network = [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television) | country = Canada | prevshow = ''CBC News Vancouver at 6''
''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](/source/CBC_Television)'s nightly flagship newscast ''[The National](/source/The_National_(TV_program))''. Since 2022, he has hosted the CBC streaming news program ''About That''. == Early life and education == Andrew Chang was born on 15 December{{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}} 1982 in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa).{{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](/source/CityNews)|agency=[The Canadian Press](/source/The_Canadian_Press)|date=1 August 2017|access-date=2021-06-14 |quote =Age: 34; Birthplace: Ottawa; Education: Journalism degree at Carleton University }}{{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}} He grew up speaking English in a family where his father spoke [Cantonese](/source/Cantonese_language) and his mother spoke [Mandarin](/source/Mandarin_language). After moving to [Quebec](/source/Quebec), he became fluent in [French](/source/French_language).{{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}} He graduated from [Carleton University](/source/Carleton_University) with a degree in journalism. ==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](/source/2014_Winter_Olympics).{{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](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)|access-date=2021-06-11}}{{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}} From 2014 to 2017, he was anchor of [CBC Vancouver](/source/CBUT-DT)'s ''News at 6''. For this work, he won the Best News Anchor, Local award at the [Canadian Screen Awards](/source/Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2016 and 2018. On 1 August 2017, he was named co-host of ''[The National](/source/The_National_(TV_program))''.{{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](/source/CBC_News)|access-date=16 June 2022}} 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.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](/source/Toronto_Star)'', June 30, 2022. 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](/source/CBC_News_Explore) on November 30, 2022.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](/source/Toronto_Star)'', November 30, 2022. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/andrew_chang CBC biography] * {{Twitter|AndrewChangCBC}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chang, Andrew}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Canadian journalists Category:21st-century Canadian male journalists Category:Canadian journalists of Chinese descent Category:Canadian Screen Award winning journalists Category:Canadian television news anchors Category:Carleton University alumni Category:CBC Television people Category:Journalists from Ottawa {{Canada-journalist-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andrew Chang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Chang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Chang?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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