Sandie Rinaldo has been anchoring CTV NATIONAL NEWS on weekends since 1985. In 2004, Rinaldo took on the additional duties of co-hosting W5 with veteran news anchor, Lloyd Robertson. She has been a backup to Robertson on the weeknight edition of CTV NATIONAL NEWS with LLOYD ROBERTSON since 1981. In 2009, Rinaldo began anchoring for CTV NEWS CHANNEL.

She came to CTV in 1973 one week after graduating from York University where she earned an Honours B.A. in Fine Arts. In that first year, she jumped from Junior Secretary to Production Secretary to Production Manager, then became a researcher for W-FIVE. In 1975 she went to New York City with the W5 team to produce The Bankruptcy of New York, which won a journalism award.

Rinaldo bounded through the "glass ceiling," every time she came up against it. In 1976 she joined CANADA AM as a story producer and specialized in federal and provincial politics. In 1977 she was appointed Reporter-at-Large for CANADA AM, a position that saw her regularly traveling everywhere from Vancouver to Cape Breton to the Middle East.

By 1980, Rinaldo joined a slowly expanding circle of women in the profession, setting precedents as she went. She was promoted to News Anchor of CANADA AM and became the first woman in Canadian history to anchor a daily network newscast. In 1985, she was appointed anchor of the CTV Weekend National News at 11 p.m. and assumed a senior editorial role.

Television and Career Highlights:

• Canadian Veterinary Award 2005 "Never Give Up"
• Gemini Nomination - Best Newscast 2003/2002/2001 ("Bali Attack/ Sept 11 Aftermath/Egypt Air")
• Best Overall Newscast (shared with Lloyd Roberson) Canadian Association of Journalism Award, 2001
• RTNDA Award - Best Newscast 2001 "Egypt Air"
• Gemini Nomination - Best Newscaster 2000
• RTNDA Award - Best Newscast 2000 (shared with Lloyd Robertson) "Ice Storm"
• RTNDA Award- Best Newscast 1999 "Swiss Air Crash"
• World Medal, Profile of Celine Dion, 1997 International Film & TV Festival of New York
• Silver Medal, Best Coverage of an Ongoing News Story, 1991 International Film & TV Festival of New York
• Finalist Certificate, Best News Anchor, 1991 International Film & TV Festival of New York
• Bronze Medal, Best News Anchor, 1990 International Film & TV Festival of New York
• Silver Medal, Best Analysis of a Single Current News Story, 1990 Houston International Film Festival
• Received the 1990 American Film & Video Award for work producing a medical video entitled, Childbirth From Inside-Out.
• Portraits and W5 Profiles Portfolio: exclusive interviews with Margaret Trudeau Kemper in her home with her family; Alex Trebek at home in Los Angeles; and the late John Candy shortly before his death