Kitchener-Waterloo community co-host project

Since November 2017, CBC Kitchener-Waterloo has welcomed co-hosts from manyof Kitchener-Waterloo's diverse communities.

"CBC is a recent arrival in the area so like any newcomer we're curious and eager to get acquainted with our neighbours and experience the rich mix of cultures and people around us," said station Executive Producer, Gary Graves.

From its very beginnings, Waterloo region has been a culturally diverse area. It was a crossroads for indigenous peoples and then immigrants from Europe and Britain, and now from all over the world.

By opening the front door, CBCK-Whopes to not only meetthese community membersourselves, but also to introduce our audiences to each other.

"As the public broadcaster, we have a role and responsibility to reflect the personality and diversity of Waterloo region," Graves said.

Meet some of our previous community co-hosts:

Fauzia Mazhar,chair of the Coalition of Muslim Women of KW and CBCK-W's first community co-host.

Learn more about Faith Juma, storyteller andteacher.

Learn more about George Fletcher,teacher, community mentor andCBCK-W'smost recent community co-host.

Learn more about Stephen Jackson,CEO of Anishnabeg Outreach.