Sheila MacVicar

Sheila MacVicar is a Canadian television journalist most recently with Al Jazeera America as the host of Compass with Sheila MacVicar and a correspondent for America Tonight from 2013 to 2016.[1]

Biography

A native of Montreal, she graduated from Carleton University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Journalism.

She worked for CBS News from 2005 until 2010 as the network's London correspondent. She has also worked as a reporter for CBC Television (1981–1990), ABC News (1990–2001) and CNN (2001–2005). From 1977 she worked at CBC affiliated stations in Calgary and Montreal.

MacVicar reported on a connection between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on January 14, 1999 on ABC News.

MacVicar is executive producer of the American Masters documentary: The Disappearance of Hazel Scott will air on PBS stations on February 21, 2025.[2]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "Al Jazeera America names Sheila MacVicar correspondent for America Tonight". al Jazeera America. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Skinner, Joe (2025-01-16). The Disappearance of Miss Scott - Hazel Scott documentary. American Masters. PBS. Retrieved 2025-02-01.


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