CBC Vancouver opening doors for annual Open House & Food Bank Day
Watch how the news gets made and meet your favourite CBC Vancouver personalities tomorrow
Ever wonder how the news gets made every day?
CBC Vancouver invites you to be a part of our newsroom tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 2 as we open the doors to guests and raise money for food banks across British Columbia at our annual Open House & Food Bank Day.
"It's an open house so that people can come down and meet the CBC personalities from television, radio and digital ... and show how we create the stories," said CBC's Sheila Peacock, one of the event's organizers.
Join us for a tour of the newsroom and studios, fun for all ages, as we raise money for hungry families across the province. You'll meet CBC hosts and reporters and can even try being a weather presenter on the set of CBC Vancouver News.
The event kicks off at 6 a.m. PT with a live taping of CBC's The Early Edition with veteran host Rick Cluff in Studio 700, featuring live music from Chor Leoni and The Sojourners.
At 8 a.m. PT, the doors to our newsroom open. Take a tour of our studios and watch CBC staff produce local and national news as it happens. You'll get to meet your favourite television personalities, including Ian Hanomansing, Johanna Wagstaffe and Andrew Chang.
At noon, there will be a special three-hour broadcast of BC Almanac and North By Northwest, co-hosted by Gloria Macarenko and Sheryl MacKay and featuring live performances from Company B and The Vancouver Bach Children's Choir.
Stephen Quinn and Lisa Christiansen will close the show with a special edition of CBC's On The Coast starting at 3 p.m. PT, including musical guests Rich Hope and the Yuletide Four
All donations will go toward feeding hungry families this holiday season. Last year, CBC Vancouver raised $630,314.00.
Those generous enough to donate will be in the running for fantastic incentive prizes including spa packages, a Whistler dream getaway, a kayaking adventure package in deep cove and a private food truck and craft beer party for 20 people!
Join us in helping make this a happy holiday for those in need — and have some fun along the way.