What's New (Canadian TV series)

What's New was a Canadian news and current affairs television series for youth which aired on CBC Television from 1972 until at least 1989.

What's New
Genre	news / youth
Presented by	Harry Mannis (1972–1979) Sandy Lane (1972–1979) David Schatzky (1979–1980) Wayne Thompson (1980–1982) Marie-Claude Lavalleé (1980–1981) Lon Appleby (1980–1981) Sara Welch (1981–1982) Suhana Meharchand (1987–1989)
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	17+
Production
Executive producers	Ray Hazzan (1972–1977) Sybel Sandorfy (1978–1982) Wayne Thompson (1981–1982)
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	14 September 1972 (1972-09-14) – 1989 (1989)

Premise

This series provided a summary of news items and features for a secondary school youth audience. Puppetry by Noreen Young was included on some segments for satiric sketches.^[1]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast for ten seasons as follows:

Day	Time	Season run	Notes
Thursdays	5:00 p.m.	14 September 1972 to 31 March 1973
Thursdays	5:00 p.m.	13 September 1973 to 30 May 1974
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	2 November to 7 December 1973
Thursdays	5:00 p.m.	26 September 1974 to 29 May 1975
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	1 November 1974 to 30 April 1975	rebroadcast
Thursdays	5:00 p.m.	11 September 1975 to April 1976
Thursdays	4:30 p.m.	8 April to 27 May 1976
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	8 April to 27 May 1976	rebroadcast
Thursdays	5:00 p.m.	7 October 1976 to April 1977
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	7 October 1976 to April 1977
Thursdays	4:30 p.m.	7 April to 26 May 1977
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	8 April to 27 May 1977	rebroadcast
Thursdays	4:30 p.m.	6 October 1977 to 25 May 1978
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	7 October 1977 to 26 May 1978
Thursdays	4:30 p.m.	14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	14 September 1978 to 24 May 1979	rebroadcast
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	12 October 1979 to 30 May 1980
Saturdays	11:30 a.m.	13 October 1979 to 31 May 1980	rebroadcast
Thursdays	4:00 p.m.	16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981
Fridays	10:00 a.m.	17 October 1980 to 8 May 1981	rebroadcast
Saturdays	12:00 p.m.	16 October 1980 to 7 May 1981	rebroadcast
Thursdays	4:00 p.m.	15 October 1981 to 27 May 1982