Marcia Williams
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| Born | Toronto, Ontario |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | journalist, broadcast news anchor |
Marcia Williams is a Canadian-born broadcast journalist and host of The World This Hour, a national current events program on CBC Radio.
[edit] Early life
Marcia was born in Toronto, but spent her early childhood in Jamaica where she was raised by her grandparents. She returned to Toronto at the age of 6 to attend school. She is a graduate of Ryerson University's journalism school.
[edit] Journalism career
Marcia began her broadcasting career in sports radio at CJCL (AM) "The Fan 590" in Toronto. She then changed gears and worked behind the microphone as a researcher and production coordinator for Life Network, on one of the first magazine lifestyle shows in Canada.
In 1998, Marcia moved to CBC Television as a researcher for The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. She subsequently landed gigs as a local television news reporter in Toronto, Saskatoon and Regina.
Marcia returned to Toronto as a television anchor and reporter at CityTV, where she reported on the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the SARS crisis, and the Iraq War. In 2004, she became the anchor of Canada at Five on CBC Radio, where she has reported on the Mayerthorpe Incident and the crash of Air France Flight 358, among others. She is the first host of The World This Hour.
[edit] Charitable activities
Marcia is a supporter of child literacy in Canada and abroad. She has also been a frequent host for community and charity-based organizations in the Greater Toronto Area including Design Hope Toronto's charity auction for Dixon Hall, the Osu Children's Library Fund, the Applause Institute's Black Cotillion Ball, and the African Canadian Achievement Awards. She is a former board member of Give Girls A Chance, a fundraising initiative created to provide educational opportunities for girls and young women in Canada and around the world.
