[3] Wente broadcast for CBC Radio One's Metro Morning on films and pop culture for 20 years,[4] and was appointed as chair of the board of the Canada Council for the Arts in 2020.
[5] An outspoken advocate for Indigenous rights and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit art,[6] Wente is active in a number of areas in the sphere of Canadian media.
He has been a culture critic with Metro Morning for more than 20 years and on CBC Radio One's national Unreserved program.
[7][8] Wente is actively involved in Canadian film in a number of roles and is an advocate for increasing the presence of underrepresented voices.
[11][12] This program of the Canadian federal government is intended to support the development, production and marketing of Indigenous screen content and storytelling in Canada.