Avis Favaro

Avis Favaro (born February 1960) is Canada's longest serving on air medical correspondent – now with CTV National News since 1992. She has won numerous awards including a Gemini Award.

Favaro previously worked as medical correspondent for the Global Television Network where she began her career in 1982 as a writer/reporter.

She graduated from the University of Western Ontario (aka Western University) with a degree in history and received her Master's degree in Arts/Journalism, also from UWO.

Selected awards and nominations

2019 Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Media Awards "Cannabis-savvy nurses help Canadians explore medical marijuana" 2018 McMaster University grants honorary PhD School of Nursing to Avis Favaro 2015 Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Award for Excellence in Health Care Reporting for "Butterfly Child" 2013 Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting: "A City's Pain" 2012 Registered Nurses Association of Ontario Awards for Health Care reporting: "Seniors Poverty Lottery" 2012 Radio Television News Director Association of Canada Award (RTNDA) for W5's "Reach for the Top" documentary on double amputee Spencer West's climb up Mount Kilimanjaro 2011 Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Award for Excellence in Health Care Reporting for "Skin Cells to Blood" 2009 Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Nurses Association Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting for "BPA found in Food Cans" 2008 RTNDA for short feature "Carly's Story", CTV National News 2007 Winner Canadian Medical Association and Canadian Nurses Association Media Awards for Excellence in Health Reporting: Diabetes and Amputation" and "Lighting the Darkness", CTV National News and W5 2000 International Health & Medical Awards – Issues and Ethics Category: "Whistleblower Doctor" 1998 Gemini Award - "Young Tissue Extract", CTV National News 1989 RTNDA Dan McArthur Award – "Neonatal Crisis", Global Television News