Distinguished Alumni Awards
Norma Lee MacLeod
Journalism, 1982
Norma Lee MacLeod is a household name in Maritime broadcast journalism with an illustrious career at the CBC spanning three decades under her belt. Many Islanders still remember her earliest work, announcing the weather on CBC Charlottetown’s evening news. Since then she has worked as host, producer, and reporter for CBC News Nova Scotia and host of the national CBC Newsworld programs CBC Morning and Health Matters, as well as Maritime Magazine on CBC Radio One. She is currently the producer and host of the popular CBC Radio One phone-in show, Maritime Noon.
Norma Lee was the first winner of Holland College’s Hartwell Daley Journalism Award and has since been recognized regionally with two Atlantic Journalism Awards and nationally with two Gemini Award nominations, one for best news anchor and one for best host/interviewer for Health Matters.
Norma Lee frequently volunteers her time and talents for fundraising and outreach efforts in her community. In addition, she has excelled in martial arts, earning a third-degree black belt in karate. She competes regularly and is a frequent medalist in her sport.
Norma Lee received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014.