If it happens in Montreal, listeners hear about it on Daybreak. Interviews with the headline-makers, discussions of the day's hot topics and newscasts on the half-hour continue to make Daybreak the city's foremost source of substantial, thought-provoking morning radio.
Meet the team:

Julie Chamberland - Studio Director

Julie wasn't a morning person before she started studio directing Daybreak. Now she can't imagine being anywhere else at 5:30 in the morning. Julie was born in Montreal but spent her childhood in Ontario and Europe. She came back to Montreal and earned a degree in political science from McGill University. She started work at the CBC as a researcher, then as a producer and now she's Daybreak's studio director. When she's not working, Julie enjoys spending time with her kids and catching up on her sleep.


Frank Cavallaro - Weather Specialist

Frank is a Montreal native who has been forecasting since the late 1980s. He is a member of CMOS, the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society---and he was voted The World's Top Weather Presenter at the International Weather Festival in Paris in 2002.Frank is a sharp dressed man but on weekends he dresses down by wearing jeans and casual shirts. He also loves to exercise----his dog Bono takes him for a walk numerous times a day rain or shine!Shawn Apel - Writer-Broadcaster

Shawn has been working as a journalist for so long, he remembers when the first iPhone came out. He has covered municipal, provincial and federal politics - and loves covering stories about ordinary Montrealers in extraordinary situations. He has two children, one dog, and one wife.
Jeanette Kelly--Arts Reporter

Jeanette was born and raised in London, Ontario. She studied french language and literature at Western, then got her masters in Quebec Literature at Laval University.Andie Bennett - Sports Reporter

Born and raised in Montreal, Jennifer Allen got behind the wheel as the CBC Daybreak traffic reporter in 2011. Prior to that she worked as a traffic reporter on other area stations since 1995. Growing up Jenn was always told that she had a great broadcasting voice.She has always loved radio, and got her degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson University in Toronto.
You can always reach Jenn at the traffic desk at *3CBC (*3222) or 514-597-7840.


Claudia Sanchez - Technician

When Claudia was a kid, she loved taking things apart because she was curious about how stuff worked. She always dreamed of working in radio---but from behind the scenes. At 18, she got her DEC in electronics. She started working at CBC a year later. After 22 years at the CBC, she's worked with the archive section, master control, the Cree section, and the french newsroom. Now she's loving being part of the Daybreak team!