Mary Lou Finlay

Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947) is a Canadian radio and television journalist, best known for hosting various programs on CBC Radio and CBC Television.

Education Finlay graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1967 with a BA in English and French literature. For three years she did writing and researching for the Canadian War Museum

In 1981 she became co-host with Barbara Frum of CBC Television's nightly current affairs program, The Journal. She retired following her last appearance on November 30, 2005, which was a tribute show for Finlay celebrating her years with the CBC.

In 2008, she released The As It Happens Files: Radio That May Contain Nuts (Knopf Canada), a book of reminiscences of her time on the show.

Finlay is now a fellow with the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Awards Martin Goodman Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. LL.D (hon), Dalhousie University. Meritas Tabaret award, University of Ottawa.