Rosemary Thompson

She was a reporter and frequent guest host on CTV programs including Question Period and Mike Duffy Live.

Thompson began her career as a summer intern at the MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour on PBS in New York City in the 1980s.

Her mentors included the legendary assignment editor there, Bernard St-Laurent, and anchor Dennis Trudeau.

Thompson's documentary resulted in a $4 million settlement paid to the surviving Dionne sisters by the Ontario Government.

She covered the initial attack and its aftermath, and was on the south lawn of the White House when secret service agents warned her to leave the area because another plane was heading to Washington.

[2] Since joining the National Arts Centre in 2009 she has worked as the lead organizer of the Royal Visit to the NAC in June 2010, when the Queen unveiled a statue of jazz great, Oscar Peterson, in front of a live audience of 10,000 people.

She has re-introduced the tradition of screening great Canadian films at the NAC, including Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, Barney's Version, Starbuck and Breakaway.

She also produced a 9/11 requiem concert with the National Arts Centre Orchestra that was covered by all major media outlets in Canada.