OTTAWA – Veteran Canadian journalist Tom Clark has joined Global News as host of its new political program, The West Block.
The West Block will debut on Sunday, Oct. 16 and will air weekly from Parliament Hill.
“I’m going to use my 40 years of experience covering politics to make it accessible, interesting and interactive,” says Clark, whose new title is chief political correspondent and host.
“This is not a show about the elites for the elites,” Clark says. “This is for Canadians who have an interest in the future of their country.”
The West Block will air Sundays at 10 a.m. in B.C. and Alberta; 12 p.m. in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec; and at 1 p.m. in the Maritimes.
Clark comes to Global News after a long career covering politics and current affairs. He covered his first federal election campaign in 1974 and covered most since. Clark has also interviewed nearly every Prime Minister since Pierre Trudeau. Most recently, he hosted CTV’s Power Play.
The seasoned journalist has also covered some of the biggest international stories in recent history, reporting from five war zones including southern Iraq, the Persian Gulf and Bosnia. He was also the only Canadian reporter in Belgrade during the Yugoslav war.
Born in Toronto, Clark comes from a long-line of journalists. His family tree includes Joseph T. Clark, who was the editor of Saturday Night and editor-and-chief of the Toronto Star. Clark’s father was involved in founding Canada NewsWire.
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