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Line 1: {{short description\|CBC local television newscast for Prince Edward Island, Canada}} {{Infobox Television▼ {{about\|the 1986 Canadian TV program\|the 1965 Canadian TV program\|Compass (1965 TV program)\|the Australian TV program\|Compass (Australian TV program)}} ~~\| show_name = CBC News at Six: PEI~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2023}} ~~\| image = [[Image:CBCPEI.jpg\|250px]]~~ ▲{{Infobox ~~Television~~television \| format = [[News]]▼ \| alt_name = CBC News: Compass \| image = CBC Compass.jpg ▲\| ~~format~~genre = [[News program]] \| runtime = 60 minutes \| creator = \| presenter = Louise Martin<br/ >Jay Scotland \| starring = [[Bruce Rainnie]]<br>(2003–present)<br>[[Sara Fraser]]<br>(1995–present)<br>[[Kevin Gallant]]<br>(1986–present)<br>[[Roger Younker]] (1986–2002)<br>[[Ian Pitre]]<br>(1999–present) \| country = [[Canada]] \| network = [[CBC Television]] ([[CBCT-DT]])<br>Air at: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Daily ~~\| network = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation\|CBC]]~~ \| first_aired = {{start date\|1986}}▼ ~~\| num_episodes = N/A (airs daily)~~ ▲\| first_aired = 1986 \| last_aired = present }} '''''Compass''''' is a 60-minute local [[CBC Television\|CBC]] television [[news program]] based in [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]], Canada. Broadcast weeknights from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. [[Atlantic Time Zone\|AT]] on [[CBCT-DT]], it is the only PEI-specific television newscast available in the province. '''CBC News at Six: Prince Edward Island''', formerly known as '''Compass''', is a 30-minute [[news program]] based in [[Charlottetown]], [[Prince Edward Island]], [[Canada]] that airs at 6:00<small>PM</small> [[Atlantic Standard Time\|AST]] on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], available to all TV, cable, or satellite owners on PEI. Originally branded as a full 1 hour program under the title ''CBC Compass'', the program has aired since [[1986]], and is the only news program set in PEI. The original anchor of the program was [[Roger Younker]], who held the post until [[2002]]. Younker became a well-known and trusted celebrity within Prince Edward Island. The humorous and popular weatherman, [[Kevin Gallant\|Kevin "Boomer" Gallant]], has also been with the program since [[1986]], and still remains. The newscast launched as a single 60-minute newscast in 1986, with Roger Younker as its anchor from its inception until his departure in 2002. Younker became well-known and trusted within Prince Edward Island. The program's humorous and popular weatherman, Kevin "Boomer" Gallant, also joined the show in 1986. In [[2000]], as a result of budget-cuts, the Prince Edward Island version was cut to a 30-minute segment and retitled to ''CBC Canada Now'', with a national news segment following at 6:30<small>PM</small> local time, with national host [[Ian Hanomansing]]. In [[2002]], with Younker's departure, long-time substitute host and correspondent [[Sara Fraser]] became the anchor replacement. In [[2003]], newcomer [[Bruce Rainnie]] was brought in as a permanent replacement for Younker/Fraser as the anchor. Rainnie's excessive humor has been criticized as overriding that of Boomer Gallant's, but many enjoy the humor. Sara Fraser also continues as a substitute anchor and correspondent as of current. In [[May 2006]], the title of the program was again changed, from ''CBC Canada Now'' to ''CBC News at Six (Prince Edward Island)''.▼ [[Bruce Rainnie]] replaced Younker as the show's permanent host in 2003, and announced on 23 February 2017, that he would be departing ''Compass'' at the end of April.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/2/23/bruce-rainnie-leaving-cbc-s-compass-on-april-28.html Bruce Rainnie leaving CBC's Compass on April 28] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225051311/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/2/23/bruce-rainnie-leaving-cbc-s-compass-on-april-28.html \|date=25 February 2017 }}. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2017.</ref> Less than a week later, longtime weatherman Kevin "Boomer" Gallant announced his [[retirement]] after 31 years with ''Compass''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Boomer Gallant to retire from Compass in April \|date=2017-02-27 \|website=[[CBC News]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042023/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-kevin-boomer-gallant-retires-compass-1.4001784 \|archive-date=2020-11-12 \|url-status=live \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-kevin-boomer-gallant-retires-compass-1.4001784}}</ref> Both Gallant and Rainnie ended their tenures with the program on Friday, 28 April 2017. It was announced in [[December 2006]] that the program would return to its original 60-minute run sometime in early [[2007]]. For the first 30 minutes, Rainnie (or his substitute host) will host local news, and from 6:30 until 7:00 local time, Rainnie (or his substitute host) would continue, and host national and international news. The current Ian Hanomansing national broadcast will be discontinued. Sarah Fraser assumed interim anchor duties for ''Compass'' on 1 May 2017, and Kalin Mitchell (weatherman for [[CBHT-DT\|CBHT]] and [[CBAT-DT\|CBAT]]) assumed temporary weather forecasting duties the same day, He later worked at [[CTV Atlantic]] on 26 March 2018. On 30 May 2017, Louise Martin was named permanent host, and Jay Scotland permanent weather meteorologist. ==Overview== ▲In [[about 1995, reporter Sara Fraser was brought on as co-anchor with Younker. But in 2000]], as a result of budget-cuts, ~~the~~all ~~Prince~~local ~~Edward~~supper-hour ~~Island~~CBC ~~version~~newscasts ~~was~~were ~~cut~~replaced towith ''[[Canada Now]]'', a ~~30-minute~~hybrid ~~segment~~national and ~~retitled~~local tonewscasts. ~~''CBC~~ ~~Canada~~Younker ~~Now''~~continued as sole anchor of the PEI-specific half from Charlottetown, with a national ~~news segment~~program following at 6:30<small>PM</small> local time, ~~with~~presented ~~national host~~by [[Ian Hanomansing]]. Infrom the network's [[~~2002~~Vancouver]] [[CBC Regional Broadcast Centre Vancouver\|studios]]. In 2002, with Younker's departure, ~~long~~former co-~~time substitute~~ host and long-time correspondent [[Sara Fraser]] ~~became~~temporarily ~~the~~succeeded ~~anchor~~him ~~replacement~~for one year. In [[2003]], newcomer [[Bruce Rainnie]] was brought in as a permanent replacement for Younker/Fraser as the anchor., ~~Rainnie's~~and ~~excessive~~brought ~~humor~~his ~~has~~own ~~been~~unique ~~criticized~~style ~~as overriding that of Boomer Gallant's, but many enjoy~~to the ~~humor~~program. Sara Fraser ~~also~~ continues as a frequent substitute anchor and correspondent ~~as of current~~. In [[May 2006]], the ~~title~~local half of the ~~program~~newscast was ~~again changed, from ''CBC Canada Now'' to~~renamed ''CBC News at Six: (Prince Edward Island)''. In February 2007, ''Canada Now'' was scrapped. The same day, the Prince Edward Island newscast was expanded to a full hour, with local news in the first 30 minutes and national & international news in the second half-hour – albeit, produced and presented locally. The title of the program was also changed back to the original ''Compass''. In September 2009, ''Compass'' was split into two separate half-hour newscasts, at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, with the pan-regional program ''CBC News: Maritimes at 5:30'' from [[CBAT-DT\|CBAT]] aired at 5:30 PM. In January 2010, ''CBC News: Maritimes at 5:30'' was cancelled and replaced with a 5:30 p.m. edition of ''Compass'', effectively creating a 90-minute program. In October 2015, ''Compass'' returned to a one-hour format. On 18 March 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]], the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ceased broadcast of many local newscasts across the country, including ''Compass''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-tvnews-changes-coronavirus-1.5501512\|title=CBC temporarily replaces local evening TV news amid coronavirus pandemic \|date=18 March 2020\|accessdate=30 April 2020\|publisher=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2020/03/25/cbc-says-its-working-to-restore-the-local-tv-news-it-shelved-because-of-the-coronavirus.html\|title=CBC says it's working to restore the local TV news it shelved because of the coronavirus \|accessdate=30 April 2020\|date=25 March 2020\|last=Ahearn\|first=Victoria\|work=The Star}}</ref> After receiving backlash for the decision by many including Prince Edward Island's Premier [[Dennis King (politician)\|Dennis King]], CBC announced on 25 March that ''Compass'' would return to the air on 26 March.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-tv-compass-returns-1.5509187\|title=Compass returning to CBC-TV Thursday \|last=Yarr\|first=Kevin\|accessdate=30 April 2020\|date=25 March 2020\|publisher=CBC News}}</ref> ===Recognition=== As the only PEI-specific newscast in the province, ''Compass'' frequently trounces CTV Atlantic's regional newscasts in the island's supper-hour news ratings. In October 2008, the program won a [[Gemini Awards\|Gemini award]] for its coverage of a major ice storm earlier that year. In May 2021 RTDNA Enterprise award winner CBC PEI – '''I Live Here Now.''' Excellence in Data Storytelling winner CBC PEI – '''Climate Change Now: How Daily Life Has Already Changed on P.E.I.'''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=RTDNA Canada Announces 2021 East Region Award Winners \|url=https://rtdnacanada.com/rtdna-canada-announces-2021-east-region-award-winners/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=RTDNA Canada - 2021 East Region Digital Winners \|url=https://rtdnacanada.com/2021-regional/east-region-award-winners/digital-award-winners-east/}}</ref> '''RTDNA Awards – East Region Winners:''' In April 2023, the program won a GOLD Atlantic Journalism Award for Best Newscast<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Atlantic Journalism Award 2023 \|url=https://ajas.ca/images-ajas/AJAs%20Announces%202023%20Award%20Winners.pdf}}</ref> and SILVER for Breaking/Spot News for the piece “MV Holiday Island fire”, by Steve Bruce, CBC Prince Edward Island.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2023, winner of an [[RTDNA Canada\|RTDNA]] award for '''Excellence in Editing (Small/Medium Market)''' for the piece "[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-atlantic-rtdna-regional-journalism-awards-1.6875899 From Then to Now, Fiona’s Historic Hammering of Prince Edward Island]"<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 2023 \|title=RTDNA Canada Announces 2023 East Region Award Winners \|url=https://rtdnacanada.com/rtdna-canada-announces-2023-east-region-award-winners/}}</ref> ==Notable on-air staff== ===Anchors=== Roger Younker (1986–2002) Sara Fraser (1995–2000; 2002–2003; 2017) [[Bruce Rainnie]] (2003–2017) Louise Martin (2017–present) ===Weather=== Kevin "Boomer" Gallant (1986–2017) Kalin Mitchell (2017) Jay Scotland (2017–present) ===Other staff=== Sara Fraser Brian Higgins Kerry Campbell Tom Steepe ==See also== [[CBC ~~News~~Television atlocal ~~Six~~newscasts]] [[The National]] ==References== [[CBS Evening News]] {{reflist}} [[NBC Nightly News]] [[ABC World News Tonight]] ==External links== [http://www.cbc.ca/~~pei~~compass CBC Prince Edward Island \| Programs \| CBC News: Compass] [http://www.cbc.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] {{DEFAULTSORT:Compass (1986 Tv program)}} [[Category:1980s Canadian television news shows]] ~~{{Canada-tv-prog-stub}}~~ [[Category:CBC Television original programming]] [[Category:~~News~~1986 Canadian television series ~~in Canada~~debuts]] [[Category:CBC ~~network shows~~News]] [[Category:Culture of Charlottetown]] [[Category:Television shows filmed in Prince Edward Island]] [[Category:1990s Canadian television news shows]] [[Category:2000s Canadian television news shows]] [[Category:2010s Canadian television news shows]] [[Category:2020s Canadian television news shows]]