A Conversation with Piya Chattopadhyay

Piya Chattopadhyay, BA’95, award-winning CBC journalist and 2015 College of Arts & Science Alumni of Influence, will be at the U of S on March 13.

Come to an open Q & A with her and have the opportunity to ask questions and get to know her.

Day & Time: Friday, March 13, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Location: Edwards School of Business Room 18

Everyone is welcome!

For more information, contact Sandra Duarte at sandra.duarte@usask.ca or (306) 966-8467

If you want to learn more about the Arts & Science Alumni of Influence, visit http://artsandscience.usask.ca/alumni/alumni.php

Piya Chattopadhyay - BA '95

Piya Chattopadhyay is an award-winning broadcast journalist based in Toronto.

After graduating with an honours degree in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan in 1995, Chattopadhyay left her hometown of Saskatoon to pursue a Bachelor of Journalism at Ryerson University. She has been working on-air ever since, beginning as a TV/radio reporter for CBC in various locations: Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Toronto. Chattopadhyay travelled around the world covering national and international stories, with stops in countries including Sri Lanka, India, the United States and Afghanistan.

In 2007, Chattopadhyay moved to Jerusalem for a new role as the Middle East correspondent for Fox News Radio. She travelled throughout the region covering conflict, chaos, war and peace-making, and the people affected by each.

Upon returning home in 2009, Chattopadhyay moved on from field reporting and began a new stage in her career as a host for CBC Radio. She can be heard regularly across Canada hosting programs including The Current, Q and The World at Six. With her constantly changing roles on both radio and television—including summer and fill-in host of TV Ontario's flagship current affairs program The Agenda—Chattopadhyay has become the Swiss Army knife of Canadian public broadcasting.

Chattopadhyay is married to fellow CBC reporter Peter Armstrong. Together they have three children.