News from Zoos

News From Zoos is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television from 1980 to 1982.

News from Zoos
Genre	children's
Created by	Michael Spivak
Written by	Jill MacFarlane
Narrated by	Sandy Hoyt
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	Michael Spivak
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	18 October 1980 (1980-10-18) – 25 May 1981 (1981-05-25)

Premise

This series was hosted by a chimpanzee named Charlie, voiced by Carl Banas who presented news features about animals. Episodes included reports from the Jackson Zoo, where a sable antelope was born, and from the San Francisco Zoo. Animals featured on the series included a Komodo dragon, Chinese giant pandas and a seawolf.^[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 20 October 1980 to 25 May 1981. It was rebroadcast on Saturdays in the 1981 and 1982 seasons, and Friday afternoons in mid-1982.