Wendy Mesley

Wendy Mesley is a Canadian television journalist, podcaster, and blogger. She worked for CBC News from 1981 to 2021 in roles including national correspondent at the Quebec Legislature host of Undercurrents, and Marketplace, concurrently serving as a frequent backup anchor for CBC's flagship evening news program, The National. Between 2007 and 2008, she co-hosted four episodes of Test the Nation, with Brent Bambury, and one with Ron MacLean. Both programs aired on CBC.

From October 2009, Mesley had a greater presence on The National, and in 2010, she became the program's regular Friday and Sunday anchor.

In January 2018, she started hosting a new Sunday morning talk show on politics and media, titled The Weekly with Wendy Mesley. pending an internal CBC investigation after she used the N-word during editorial meetings while preparing an episode about Black Lives Matter and media coverage of racism. This occurred mere days after the murder of George Floyd. Mesley apologized, saying the word was not directed at anyone and that she had been quoting material under discussion for the program, in the context of discussing a panelist who had tweeted she was repeatedly called that; Additionally, in 2006, she was bestowed with the prestigious John Drainie Award by ACTRA, in recognition of her significant contributions to Canadian broadcasting. Shortly thereafter, she found a small, malignant lump in her right breast. In January 2005, she publicly disclosed her diagnosis. Despite reducing her workload, Mesley persevered with her hosting duties on Marketplace when she could and as a backup newsreader for The National. Following a series of treatments, including two lumpectomies, chemotherapy, and radiation, Mesley resumed her full-time position at CBC in March 2006, albeit under the ongoing care of an oncologist. During her treatment period, Mesley also undertook the filming of a documentary, titled Chasing the Cancer Answer, which aired in March 2006.