Eric Vienneau
Eric Vienneau blends on-air hosting with visually driven reporting on local entertainment, fan culture and community figures at CHCH. His work spans television programming news, station personalities, community events and general assignment stories, consistently centred on people and how they experience local culture. He works as a video journalist and videographer at CHCH and is described internally as a jack of all trades.
Entertainment, media and culture
Vienneau’s entertainment coverage focuses on television, media personalities and cultural recognition rather than celebrity gossip. He reports on programming developments, including coverage of CHCH’s fall lineup preview at the IndieNET Upfronts, highlighting new shows and the station’s evolving schedule.
His work also includes profiles of on-air colleagues, such as his story on longtime Morning Live host Annette Hamm’s departure after decades on air, framing internal newsroom changes as newsworthy moments in the local media landscape.
He covers cultural recognition stories around digital platforms and creators, including a feature on TikTok’s recognition of a local influencer for Black History Month that centres on the creator’s story of resilience and public impact. His entertainment lens also extends into sports and legacy figures, as shown in his coverage connected to the death of renowned Canadian Ken Dryden, where he situates Dryden’s contributions both on and off the ice.
Vienneau appears in retrospective programming that looks back on CHCH’s history, contributing to segments where former employees reflect on the station’s seven decades on air, which anchors his work in the broader story of the outlet’s role in local culture.
Community events and fan experiences
Vienneau regularly turns community events into people-focused stories, especially where sports and entertainment intersect. His coverage of fans gearing up for the Labour Day Classic at Tim Hortons Field centres on supporters’ anticipation and the traditions surrounding a marquee football game, using interviews and scene-setting to capture the atmosphere rather than focusing solely on game statistics.
This approach shows up across his work: he uses public gatherings and fan events as entry points into broader stories about local identity and shared experiences.
Evening news desk and general assignment reporting
Beyond entertainment, Vienneau is a frequent presence on the Evening News desk, taking on anchoring duties and introducing major stories across the nightly newscast. He is regularly noted as being “on the desk” or hosting when other anchors are off, underscoring his role as a flexible frontline presenter for the main evening program. In that capacity, he fronts stories on a wide range of topics, from politics to crime and public safety.
His general assignment reporting includes political coverage, such as interviews with Niagara Falls election candidates where he focuses on healthcare as a key issue affecting the wider region. He also handles hard-news pieces tied to policing and public safety, including coverage of Halton police recovering $5 million worth of drugs in the service’s largest meth seizure, where he joins live in studio to walk viewers through the details.
These assignments show he is trusted with both live studio work and field reporting on complex, high-stakes subjects.
Versatile visual storyteller
Vienneau’s profile within CHCH emphasizes his range: he is portrayed as a jack of all trades who is primarily a videographer, comfortable working behind the camera as well as on air.
His professional experience is described as spanning reporting, producing, writing, on-air presentation, social media and editing for both video and print, marking him as a multimedia journalist rather than a narrowly defined beat reporter. Before joining CHCH, he worked in boating media, including editing and filming luxury yachts and performance boats, which gave him early experience capturing motion and spectacle for audiences.
At CHCH, he started as a part-time writer in 2021 and has since moved into a broader role that combines writing, video production and presenting. Across entertainment features, community pieces and hard-news assignments, his reporting consistently leans on visual storytelling and direct conversations with the people at the centre of a story, whether that is an influencer, a fan base, political candidates or law enforcement officers. The combination of desk anchoring, field reporting and videography defines his work and distinguishes him from a purely text-focused or single-beat reporter.
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