Brent Bambury

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Brent Bambury (born 1960)<ref name=replaces>"CBC announces host for 'All in a Day': Brent Bambury to replace Ken Rockburn". Ottawa Citizen, January 16, 2002.</ref> is a Canadian radio and television personality. He has hosted a number of radio and television programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation since the 1980s, and is currently heard as host of the weekly current affairs series Day 6 on CBC Radio One and Public Radio International.<ref name=saturdaymorning>"Saturday morning guy; Saint John native Brent Bambury hosts new CBC radio show 'Day 6'". The Telegraph-Journal, September 20, 2010.</ref>

A native of Saint John, New Brunswick,<ref name=saturdaymorning/> Bambury began his career with the CBC in 1979 as a reporter for CBD-FM in Saint John,<ref name=saturdaymorning /> later moving to the station in Halifax as a reporter while studying English at Dalhousie University.<ref name=native>"N.B. native now on the air in Ottawa". The Telegraph-Journal, March 26, 2002.</ref> He then moved to Montreal, becoming a correspondent for CBC Stereo's Brave New Waves while pursuing a master's degree at McGill University,<ref name=native /> but dropped his studies when he was offered the job of permanent host in 1985.<ref name=native /> The show, which aired nightly at 11:00 pm, was one of Canada's leading outlets for alternative rock and other countercultural programming in the late 1980s and early 1990s.<ref name=native />

In the early 1990s, Bambury was also an entertainment reporter for CBC television's Midday.<ref name=saturdaymorning /> In 1995, Bambury became the show's cohost, replacing Kevin Newman,<ref name=saturdaymorning /> and his hosting duties at Brave New Waves went to Patti Schmidt.

In 2000, Midday ended its run. Bambury spent some time as a movie reviewer for Life Network's movie series Flick,<ref name=native /> as well as acting as a fill-in host for CBC Newsworld and CBC Radio One<ref name=native /> before hosting a successful short-run game show, Off the Cuff, on CBC Radio One in 2001.<ref>"Playing it cool on CBC's goofy new show". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 2001.</ref> In 2002, he moved to Ottawa to take over as host of that station's afternoon current affairs program, All in a Day.<ref name=replaces /> That same summer, he also hosted Go, a nationally broadcast summer series which aired on Saturday mornings;<ref>"CBC re-signs Rogers to shorter radio show: Network mum on other changes to scheduling". Ottawa Citizen, June 15, 2002.</ref> following a second summer run in 2003, the show was added to the network's regular year-round schedule that fall.<ref>"Brown lands on his feet: Radio Active host bounces back after national show axed". Edmonton Journal, August 30, 2003.</ref>

In 2005, Bambury gave up hosting duties of All in a Day,<ref name=aday>"Brent Bambury calls it a day". Ottawa Citizen, April 20, 2005.</ref> and moved to Toronto along with the production of Go.<ref name=aday />

In 2007, Bambury guest hosted an episode of CBC Radio 3's weekly chart show The R3-30.<ref>"The R3-30: Week Ending April 26, 2007 - Guest Hosted By Brent Bambury". CBC Radio 3, April 19, 2007.</ref> He has also cohosted three episodes of the Canadian version of Test the Nation with Wendy Mesley on CBC Television.<ref name=saturdaymorning />

Go broadcast its final episode in June 2010.<ref name=saturdaymorning /> That fall, Bambury launched the new national current affairs program Day 6.<ref name=saturdaymorning /> He has also guest hosted a number of episodes of Q.

Bambury is openly gay.<ref>"Beyond Brokeback". Toronto Star, November 15, 2005.</ref>