Mark Carcasole

Anchor/Reporter

In addition to working in the field during the week – reporting on-site from various locations, Mark is the weekend Anchor for Global News at 6 and 11.

He is also a regular contributor to Global’s hit show, Crime Beat, an occasional host on AM640 Toronto, and anchors the weekend show for Global Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Peterborough, Kingston, Montreal and Martimes.

He joined Global Toronto as a reporter in 2012 but started his journalism career in 2005 as an anchor and news reporter for NewsTalk 1010. While there, he reported on various topics, from crime to provincial politics. In addition to his work at NewsTalk, in 2006 Carcasole also wrote for the online music and video magazine, Scene and Heard.

Mark covers hard-hitting stories, including the trial of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich following the murder of Tim Bosma, challenges for GTA small business owners who struggled financially during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 championship run – even scoring a worldwide viral moment on the big night when his live interview with the fan who came to be known as “Plant Guy.”

He’s also covered the death of a child at an unlicensed Toronto daycare centre in 2014, and the high-profile sexual assault case of anesthesiologist, Dr. George Doodnaught. In late 2013, he reported on the extensive ice storm damage in Toronto and the plight of many city residents, forced to go without heat for weeks when winter temperatures were at their coldest.

Carcasole has received several RTDNA (Radio Television Digital News Association) awards, including two Ron Laidlaw Awards for Best Continuing coverage: one for the TTC Contract Collapse in 2009, and the second for the Jordan Manners murder. In 2007, he received The Edward R. Murrow Award for Spot News Coverage for the Caledonia Standoff, a First Nations dispute over Ontario land claims. He also received three New York Festivals Awards in 2007-08: two for Best Breaking News Coverage for the Caledonia Standoff and the Jordan Manners murder, and one for Best Ongoing News Coverage for the Jordan Manners murder.

Carcasole graduated with honours from the Radio Broadcasting program at Humber College in 2005.

When he’s not covering the news, Carcasole enjoys making music in his home studio and loves movies. A big fan of hockey, Carcasole plays and watches whenever he can.