Mark Kelley
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Mark Kelley is a Canadian journalist. He currently serves as a correspondent and substitute anchor for The National, and was formerly a host of CBC News: Morning.
A graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, the fluently bilingual Kelley began reporting from within Quebec in the 1980's before joining CBC in 1990. From 2002-2004, he was co-host of the investigative journalism show called CBC News: Disclosure with Diana Swain.
Kelley shot to the spolight when he became the first Canadian anchor to break news of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He was also the first Canadian anchor to learn of the attacks, doing so during a commercial break while with CBC News: Morning and then listening to CNN's coverage.
Recently, Kelley has moved from away from being a regular reporter to focusing on documentaries and investigative journalism, making a series of ongoing stories on The National. His focus is often on issues of prejudice or controversy, using a thoughtful approach to try to get into the minds of even the most controversial of people.
Among his recent projects of this type were reports on the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami and a series of reports from The Netherlands where he tried to get an insight into the growing anti-Muslim feelings there. He also made a series of reports where he sought to break down Canadian national stereotypes by accompanying Canadians with prejudices about certain people or provinces to visit them. Most recently, in November 2006, he began a series called "7" where he would spend 7 days in someone else's shoes, such as a schoolteacher at Canada's poorest school.
