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Matthew Kang

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Matthew Kang
Born
Matthew Kang

Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationTelevision Journalist
Notable credit(s)CTV News Kitchener
CBC News
Forbes Magazine

Matthew Kang is a Canadian television journalist and video producer for Forbes Magazine. He was previously a reporter for CBC News with CBC Radio One.[1]

Career[edit]

Deutsche Welle[edit]

Kang began his career at Deutsche Welle as a radio anchor and reporter in Bonn, Germany, where he reported on various world news events focusing on Germany and the European Union.

CTV[edit]

Kang joined CTV's Kitchener affiliate CKCO-DT as a general assignment reporter, he also reported for various CTV News Platforms including BNN, CTV News Channel and CTV National News. During his time there, he landed various high-profile interviews which included actor, Martin Sheen, Olympic athlete Clara Hughes and former CTV National News Anchor Lloyd Robertson.

CBC[edit]

Kang joined CBC News in 2013, he served as a local reporter for CBC Radio One Kitchener-Waterloo's affiliate CBLA FM.[2] He covered stories on new product launches by BlackBerry, he recently covered the live Toronto launch of the Blackberry Passport[3] and the launch of its new app 'Blackberry Blend'.[4]

Kang has also covered the release of the Blackberry Classic.[5]

Forbes Magazine[edit]

Kang joined Forbes Magazine in January 2016, based in San Francisco, California, he primarily covers stories on the technology industry.

Awards[edit]

Kang was awarded with a RTDNA Canada (Adrienne Clarkson Award - Diversity) in 2012 for his story on the challenges local police services face in attracting minorities, women and members of the LGBT community to joining their services as recruits.

Personal life[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CBC launches new Waterloo Region station March 11". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/22/cbc-launches-new-waterloo_n_2528584.html. HuffingtonPost.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  3. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/live-coverage-of-blackberry-passport-release-1.2775571. CBC.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2014
  4. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/blackberry-launches-passport-phone-blend-app-1.2775674. CBC.ca. Retrieved 5 December 2014
  5. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/blackberry-classic-returns-to-fundamentals-1.2875758. CBC.ca. Retrieved 28 December 2014