Thalia Assuras is a Canadian television journalist and media consultant.
11 Facts About Thalia Assuras
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Thalia Assuras attended London Central Secondary School, and remained in London to attend the University of Western Ontario, pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Thalia Assuras graduated in 1980, then entered the graduate program in journalism and earned her master's degree in 1981.
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Thalia Assuras has worked for CITY-TV and Global Television, including a stint as reporter and weekend anchor for CityPulse from 1985 to 1988.
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Thalia Assuras was the evening anchor at Global TV in 1989.
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Thalia Assuras then moved to ABC, and in May 1993, joined Aaron Brown as co-anchor of World News Now and ABC World News This Morning.
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Thalia Assuras shared that anchor desk with Boyd Matson, fellow Canadian Kevin Newman, and Mark Mullen before leaving ABC in January 1997.
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Thalia Assuras worked as a national correspondent and later became anchor of the CBS Morning News in 1998.
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Thalia Assuras then become co-anchor of The Saturday Early Show in 1999 and the CBS Evening News Saturday, in 1999, alternating with Russ Mitchell.
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Thalia Assuras is a founding member of The Next Generation Initiative, a leadership program aimed at getting students involved in public affairs.
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Thalia Assuras was awarded the Marie Torre Memorial Award in 2001.