Anna Maria Tremonti

Anna Maria Tremonti will be awarded an honorary doctorate of letters at the 197th Encaenia on the Fredericton campus on Thursday, May 28.

Anna Maria Tremonti is a Canadian journalist with a career spanning more than four decades in radio, television and podcasting.

She is known for her work as the founding host of CBC Radio One’s The Current, which she led for 17 seasons. Under her leadership, the program became the most listened-to radio program in Canada. Her work brought depth and clarity to national conversations on public life, policy and global events.

Before The Current, Anna Maria reported for The National as an international correspondent. She was posted in Berlin, London, Jerusalem and Washington, covering events that reshaped regions and influenced global affairs.

Her reporting included the fall of the Soviet Union, the breakup of Yugoslavia, the first Palestinian intifada and stories across the Middle East. She also co‑hosted the Fifth Estate, producing investigative documentaries that reached audiences in Canada and abroad.

Anna Maria began her career in Atlantic Canada. She hosted Information Morning Fredericton, where she developed the reporting skills and community ties that informed her later work. She went on to assignments with CBC in Edmonton, Ottawa and on Parliament Hill. Her work ranged from breaking news to long‑form interviews, documentaries and live reporting.

Since 2019, she has led AM Tremonti Productions. She created two podcast series with CBC Podcasts. More with Anna Maria Tremonti debuted at number one on Apple Podcasts in 2020. Her 2022 podcast Welcome to Paradise also debuted at number one and drew wide attention for its examination of intimate partner violence. In both projects, she used long‑form storytelling to connect public issues with deep personal experience.

Anna Maria holds an honours BA in communication studies from the University of Windsor. She has received awards from Amnesty International, the Canadian Journalism Foundation, the New York Festivals and the Alliance for Women in Media.

She holds honorary degrees from Windsor, Carleton, Royal Roads, York and Mount Saint Vincent universities. Her career reflects a consistent commitment to public understanding and to the role of journalism in Canadian life.