[1] In August 2014, he became a substitute anchor of CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme and in September 2016 was named host and managing editor of the weekly Investigative program W5.

In June 1997, ABC News assigned Newman as newsreader of Good Morning America after the departure of Elizabeth Vargas.

[4] Newman, along with Global National's Kenton Boston, Doriana Temolo, Marc Riddell and Jason Keel won the Gemini Award for Best Newscast in 2007.

In 2011, Newman was appointed to the board of directors of Communitech, an association representing tech companies in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

[8] In August 2012, CTV News announced Newman would become the host of Question Period and a regular contributor to its investigative series W5.

[9] In late 2014, Newman became a fill-in anchor for the flagship newscast CTV National News, and in September 2016 was named host and managing editor of the weekly Investigative program W5.