Introducing Meg Roberts, the new morning co-host on AM800 CKLW
AM800 CKLW has announced a new morning show co-host.
“It's been pretty overwhelming, to be honest,” said Meg Roberts, who is joining longtime host, Mike Kakuk.
“I am just so excited to start this new chapter of my life and be a part of the team.”
Roberts, a native of Windsor-Essex, grew up in Essex and attended the University of Windsor. She began her journalism career at CBC Windsor, then worked in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and Toronto before returning home.
“I feel like this is a real full circle moment,” she said in an interview with CTV News. “My grandparents were born here. My parents and I know this program because it's been such a big part of our community.”
The Morning Drive will be rebranded as Mornings with Mike and Meg.
“You just jive with some people,” said Kakuk. “I think we did right off the bat, did a few test shows and then boom, next thing you know, announcement Meg Roberts AM800.”
The search for a co-host began after Lisa Williams announced her retirement in April.
The show hits the airwaves every weekday from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., starting Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.
“I can't wait to meet the listeners,” said Roberts. “There are so many supportive people who make the program what it is.”
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Mounties in B.C. seize 'largest, most sophisticated drug super lab in Canada'
Mounties in British Columbia are set to announce details of the seizure of what investigators are calling the largest and most sophisticated drug 'super lab' in Canada.
Quebec freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services
The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers.
BREAKING Charges laid after six-year-old boy fatally struck by school bus north of Toronto: police
A woman has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after a six-year-old boy was struck and killed by a school bus in Vaughan back in June, York Regional Police say.
Ford vehicles recalled in Canada over issues with brakes, steering
Several Ford vehicles have been recalled in Canada due to issues with braking systems, steering and child car seat tethers.
Over 400 alleged victims of ex-Harrods boss Al Fayed come forward
More than 400 alleged victims have so far contacted the legal team working on a case against the late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, who has been accused of sexual abuse and rape, lawyer Dean Armstrong said on Thursday.
With condos not selling, Canada faces worsening home ownership crisis
Canada's home ownership crisis is likely to worsen over the next few years as proposed project sales languish at historically low levels, stalling the funding needed for construction, half a dozen economists and realtors told Reuters.
'Fundamental' political shift required to overcome $40 billion NATO spending gap: analyst
Canada will need a profound shift in political priorities if the country is to ramp up spending to meet its international security obligations.
Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, days after the release of a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the institutions.
Dozens of North Korean defectors caught by secret police 'vanish', says rights group
More than 100 North Koreans have gone missing after being caught by secret police while trying to defect from the isolated country or even for trying to call relatives in South Korea, a Seoul-based human rights group said on Thursday.