Aren’t we all hearing it more and more?  “I’m tired of all the bad news!”

So after many years in conventional daily news we realized it’s time for “Good News” and judging by reaction to our first season, we were right.

“Always Good News” on the CTS television system tells the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make today’s world a better place.  They are stories that inspire, touch the heart and make you smile.

We invite our viewers to share their “Good News” too by uploading their “Good News” videos and photos.

Now, as we launch our second season, we are actively seeking sponsors interested in aligning their products and services with the “Good News” brand to help us grow our team internationally on-air and on-line!

We know there are good news stories everywhere.  As we say at the end of our show, “It’s all the way you look at things.”  And in this case, any way you look at it, it’s a win-win situation!

 

About Connie Smith:

Connie Smith has been one of the most recognizable and engaging personalities on the air and behind the podium in Southern Ontario for more than 30 years.

Quite fittingly, Connie’s first full time job in broadcasting was as a “Good News Reporter” for CFRB in Toronto.  Other on-air credits include anchoring, reporting and producing for CHCH-TV Hamilton (30 years), CKVR-TV (“A” Channel”) Barrie, CFRB-Radio Toronto and CKOC-Radio (Oldies 1150) Hamilton.

Connie co-hosts the annual McMaster Children’s Hospital Celebration broadcast, which earned her the prestigious Hamilton Health Sciences Cornerstone Award.  She is also the recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal, a Premier’s Award nomination, the Ontario Association of Broadcasters’ Howard Caine Memorial Award and the CanWest Community Spirit Award.  She is a member of Nelson High School and Mohawk College’s Alumni of Distinction, has been named a Hamilton and Halton Woman of the Year, received the Zonta Club of Hamilton II ‘s Founder Award in 2007 and in March 2009 was named a Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International’s top honour for public service. She most recently was presented with Sertoma Hamilton’s “Service to Mankind” Award.

Together with her husband, producer/director Dave Wilson, Connie co-produced, the documentary special, Elizabeth’s Hope, which has been seen in countries around the world and won the ALS Society of Canada’s National Public Awareness Award.

Connie is currently a freelance broadcaster and journalist, a member of St. Joseph’s HealthCare Hamilton’s Board of Trustees, the incoming Chair of the United Way Campaign and volunteers her time with numerous other charities including Ronald McDonald House, the YMCA Peace Medal program and the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada.