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Photo: Lucy van Oldenbarneveld / via CBC Ottawa Two big names in Ottawa media announced some news this past week… Lucy van Oldenbarneveld will leave CBC Ottawa at the end of June. The TV anchor hasn’t said what’s next for her, but we know it’s not a retirement. ...

Adrian Harewood: the double-duty anchor of CBC Ottawa. (Photo via Chris Roussakis/Carleton University). (The following is a press release from Carleton University. In addition, Harewood said on Twitter that he will continue to be seen on CBC Ottawa, so fans needn’t worry. ...

Radio host Mark Sutcliffe announced he’s cutting down his show to focus more on business. (Twitter) At least three people are leaving CTV Ottawa, while 1310 News has hired former CFRA host Rob Snow to allow Mark Sutcliffe to cut the length of his show. ...

James Hendricks giving a report in 2002 on The New RO. James Hendricks was remembered by former colleagues and friends as someone who was really smart and had a broad sense of humour. Hendricks passed away in Kingston in January at 57, after working as a journalist and broadcaster throughout his life, including for some time in Ottawa. ...

(Devyn Barrie photo) Steve Warne, Dean Roberts and James Abson are out at TSN 1200. It looks like Warne broke the news via Twitter on Wednesday morning: Today was my final show on @TSN1200. Thanks to Bell Media for a great run. ...

James Hendricks in a 2009 segment of Talk Ottawa on Rogers TV. Ottawa TV newsman James Hendricks, formerly of The New RO (A-Channel) and Rogers TV, has passed away. Hendricks started broadcasting in Ottawa as an anchor and reporter at The New RO (later A-Channel) in 1998, according to his LinkedIn profile. ...

Via Carleton.ca : In September, when Carleton journalism students return to campus, they’ll continue reporting and publishing stories that matter to Ottawa residents, from breaking news and in-depth coverage of important issues to offbeat features and profiles of local personalities. ...

Ottawamatters.com launched this morning, the latest media startup in Ottawa since a stable of community papers closed earlier this year. Village Media, the company that owns a chain of similar local news sites, launched the new service under a partnership with 1310 News and promises coverage of breaking news, local events and community information. ...

With its website launched last week and logo drawn up on a napkin, Ottawa’s newest media outlet is rolling with a core staff of uOttawa students and some contributors from around the community. _ Undercurrent Ottawa _ takes a new approach to local news, focusing on the “intersection” of politics and social justice in the capital, which the outlet’s founders say is often underestimated. ...

CTV Ottawa will double its local news efforts starting later this month with a new 5 p.m. newscast, in addition to its existing evening show. The new show, _ News at Five _ , will launch on Aug. 28 with Matt Skube at the helm, Bell Media announced in a news release Thursday. ...