Pamela Wallin Bio
Pamela Wallin, OC SOM (born April 10, 1953) is a Canadian senator, former television journalist, and also a diplomat. She was appointed to the Senate on January 2 the year 2009, where she initially worked as a Conservative.
She has hosted the Canadian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? together with Meredith Vieira who hosted the American version of the series. Pamela is a member of the famous TV Show Host list. She rose into fame through hosting Pamela Wallin Live, a daily interview series similar to Larry King Live.
Pamela Wallin Age
Pamela Wallin Height
She stands at a height of 5′ 2″ (1.57 m).
Pamela Wallin Net Worth
Pamela has a net worth of $1 Million – $10 Million.
Pamela Wallin Photo
Pamela Wallin Family
Wallin married Malcolm Fox in 1987. The couple
Pamela Wallin Married
Wallin was married to Malcolm Fox from the year 1987. However, the couple separated.
Early life and career
Wallin was born in Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada. She is of Swedish descent. Wallin spent much of her formative years in Wadena. However, she completed her high school in Moose Jaw. In 1973, Wallin graduated with a degree in psychology and political science from the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus which is presently known as the University of Regina.
There, she started her career as an officer at the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary. Politically, Pamela was a member of The Waffle, a left-wing faction in the New Democratic Party that existed in the early to mid-1970s.
Journalism
In 1974, Wallin started her career in journalism. She joined CBC Radio’s news division. Later in 1978, she joined the Ottawa bureau of the Toronto Star where she stayed fo a period of two years. In 1980 she relocated to CTV and became co-host, together with Norm Perry, of Canada AM. In 1985, CTV named her as its Ottawa bureau chief. She later went back to Canada AM, hosting alongside J. D. Roberts.
In 1992, CBC Television employed Wallin in a highly publicized move. For several years, The National had been followed by a 40-minute nightly newsmagazine hosted by Barbara Frum, known as The Journal. Nevertheless, as a result of Frum’s death in March 1992, the CBC wanted to revamp and position its entire approach to news programming once again.
By the end of that year, Wallin together with Peter Mansbridge debuted as the co-hosts of Prime Time News. Instead of Mansbridge reading the news on The National, followed by Frum introducing the documentary and then current affairs features and interviewing newsmakers on The Journal, the new show integrated the two new programs and featured Wallin and Mansbridge as equal co-hosts of the entire package.
As well, the new show premiered at 9 p.m., one hour earlier before the old National/Journal tandem. The show fared so poorly in the ratings and by 1994 had returned to its old format and time slot, with Mansbridge reading the news, followed by Wallin who could host a magazine segment which eventually took on the name The National Magazine. In April 1995, Wallin was then dropped as host of The Magazine being succeeded in June by Hana Gartner.
Following her discharge from CBC News, Wallin shortly returned to CTV as part of its coverage of the 1995 provincial election in Ontario yet did not rejoin the company permanently. Besides, she created her own production company naming it Pamela Wallin Productions and launched a daily interview series called Pamela Wallin Live in the year 1995.
Premiering on CBC Newsworld and, in some years, on the CBC’s main network as well, Pamela Wallin Live was a greatly successful series which also featured Wallin interviewing newsmakers, celebrities, as well as other interesting personalities in a manner similar to CNN’s Larry King Live. The show ran for a period of four years before Wallin moved to the cable network TalkTV.
In 2000, Wallin hosted the Canadian edition called Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Wallin has also published two books, namely Since You Asked (ISBN 978-0679310082) and Speaking of Success (ISBN 1552633705), and has also made cameo appearances on the Canadian comedy series Royal Canadian Air Farce and Corner Gas.
Pamela Wallin Books
- Since You Asked Pamela Wallin (1998)
- Speaking of Success: Collected Wisdom, Insights and Reflections Pamela Wallin (2001)
- The Comfort of Cats Pamela Wallin (2002)
- Has Ottawa Changed Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin W. Bellair (2013)
Pamela Wallin Canadian Senate|Senator
On January 2 the year 2009, Wallin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Following her dismissal from the Conservative Senate Caucus in the year 2013, Wallin was identified as an Independent from 2013 to 2016. Since 2016, she has caucused in parliament together with the Independent Senators Group.
Residency And Travel Expense Controversy
Wallin decided to leave the Conservative caucus on May 17, 2013, till an audit into her expense claims could be done. On November 5 the same year, (2013) the Senate voted to suspend Wallin without pay for the duration of the 41st Canadian Parliament due to the top alleged theft from the public purse. The suspension ended with the dissolution of parliament for the 2015 federal election.
In the year 2016 Wallin was cleared of any wrongdoing when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that charges wouldn’t be laid against Wallin over her expenses. She subsequently went back to the Senate in 2015.
Honors
Earlier in 1994, Pamela’s home town of Wadena, Saskatchewan named its major street after her name, Pamela Wallin Drive in her honor. Later in 1999, she was inducted into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and in 2007 was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In the year 2008, Toastmasters International announced that Wallin would be that year’s winner of their Golden Gavel award. Wallin has received 13 honorary degrees, which includes from Athabasca University, the University of Lethbridge as well as the University of Windsor.
Pamela Wallin Colon Cancer
Broadcaster, journalist, and author Pamela Wallin was diagnosed with colorectal cancer
in the summer of 2001. She underwent a surgery in September.