Tom Kennedy (journalist)
Tom Kennedy (born in St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1952) is a Canadian television journalist, currently an investigative reporter for CTV's W5. Recently he was the London bureau chief for CTV News.
Kennedy was educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland and at Ryerson University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. He began working at The Globe and Mail as an editor and reporter. He then moved on to CBC News in 1976 where he spent the next twenty-five years. In 2001, he became the CTV News bureau chief in London, England and spent the next dozen years covering major international events. Since 2012, he has been based out of Toronto doing documentaries for the CTV W5 public affairs program. He has won numerous awards including two Gemini Awards. He is also bilingual. He is married to Global News anchor Dawna Friesen and they have one son.