Ken MacGillivray

Supervisor, Online Journalist

From spotting icebergs in the shipping lanes off Cape Spear, Newfoundland, to tagging grizzly bears on the North Slope of the Yukon, to covering the opening of Canada’s first diamond mine near Lac des Gras in the arctic, Ken MacGillivray is an award-winning journalist who has travelled from coast to coast to coast and to many destinations abroad to tell stories about the issues that matter to Canadians.

Originally hailing from Stanley, New Brunswick, Ken has a B.A. from the U.N.B. in Fredericton.

After spending many years working in radio, Ken made the switch to television, and in 2005 joined Global News, working in a variety of roles, including broadcast producer, web editor, and weekend assignment editor with Global National.

Ken joined the Global Calgary news team as assignment editor in 2011 and in 2024, made the switch to the Global News Online team as Alberta online supervisor.

When not working, Ken can be found playing hockey, fly fishing, tying flies, cooking and enjoying time with his wife Carolyn, sons Alex and Fraser and his dogs Qiosha and Natalie.