
Anna Maria Tremonti has been on the frontlines of history in the making for decades as one of Canada’s most trusted journalists and interviewers. For 17 years, she was the acclaimed host of CBC Radio’s, The Current, the current affairs show she helped to create. Prior to that, she earned her reputation as a fearless, hard-hitting journalist as co-host of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, senior reporter for The National, a political reporter in Ottawa, and in her roles as a foreign correspondent and war correspondent covering some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. In 2022, Anna Maria revealed a 40-year secret – an abusive marriage she was in at age 23 – and explored her personal experience with intimate partner violence in her podcast Welcome To Paradise.