Sheila MacVicar

Sheila MacVicar is a Canadian television journalist most recently with Al Jazeera America as the host of Compass with Sheila MacVicar and a correspondent for America Tonight.[1]

A native of Montreal, she worked for CBS News from June 2004 until 2013 as the network's London correspondent. She has also worked as a reporter for CBC Television (1981–1990), ABC News (1990–2001) and CNN (2001–2004). From 1977 she worked at CBC affiliated stations in Calgary and Montreal.

She graduated from Carleton University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Journalism.

MacVicar is executive producer of the American Masters documentary: The Disappearance of Hazel Scott will air on PBS stations on February 21, 2025.[2]

Awards and recognition

Noted stories

MacVicar reported on a connection between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on January 14, 1999 on ABC News.

References

  1. ^ "Al Jazeera America names Sheila MacVicar correspondent for America Tonight". al Jazeera America. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Skinner, Joe (2025-01-16). The Disappearance of Miss Scott - Hazel Scott documentary. American Masters. PBS. Retrieved 2025-02-01.


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