Pamela Wallin's distinguished career spans 30 years and several continents. She has worked with CBC radio, in the Ottawa bureau of the Toronto Star, as co-host of Canada AM, as CTV's Ottawa bureau chief, and as first woman co-anchor of CBC television's nightly national news. Through her own production company she hosted a nightly interview program. She has written three books, and has received many honours for her work in journalism. In 2002, she accepted an appointment to the prestigious post of Canada's Consul General to New York City.