New talk show coming to Vision channels

The new half-hour weekday talker will be co-hosted by former BC Lions defensive back Mark Washington and Vancouver broadcaster Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson.

Vancouver’s CHNU-TV is gearing up to premiere a new half-hour talker titled The Daily with Mark & Laura-Lynn. Bowing on Monday, June 2, it will air Monday to Friday at 6 am, 3 pm and 10 pm PT.

Hosted by former BC Lions defensive back Mark Washington and local broadcaster/speaker Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson, the show will focus on daily themes ranging from business and world events to family and wellness, and will feature in-studio interviews as well as location segments.

Guests lined up so far include TV producer Chris Haddock, creator of Da Vinci’s Inquest and Intelligence, BC Premier Gordon Campbell and Vancouver broadcast celeb Bill Good. Beginning June 30, the series will also run nationally on VisionTV and on CHNU-TV’s Winnipeg sister station CIIT-TV.

‘S-Vox, working with talented partners such as Trillennium Media Group, is committed to developing local programming and nurturing local talent,’ says Mark Prasuhn, COO and senior VP of programming for S-Vox.