Global news anchor Kevin Newman has jumped over to Bell Media where one of his major roles will be “digital news evangelist”. The title is certainly snicker fodder. The cracks about being anointed and full of God’s truth seem inevitable. This, even though Newman is a serious man who doubtlessly has a lot to contribute. The assigned duties are unclear but Gary Anderson, head of Bell Media Digital, said in a release that Newman is a social media enthusiast and brings both news and digital knowledge to the new role. More conventionally, and related to the bottom line, Newman will co-host of the political program Question Period. He will begin August 29, 2011.
