Acadia alumnus Peter Armstrong (’95) began his duties this month as host of The Exchange on CBC Television, and he’s pretty excited about his new role.

"We want to do a show that lives at the intersection of your pocketbook and your life,” he says. “We'll look at all the big issues and how they impact the economy and, more importantly, your life. It's a long way from Crowell Tower to Studio 50, with lots of fascinating stops in between."

Peter brings a wealth of reporting experience and an energy and enthusiasm that is infectious. He has a strong interest in business and economics and has excelled in his role as economics reporter. Prior to his economic beat assignment, Peter covered sports and was the host of World Report. He also covered the Middle East for four years as CBC's foreign correspondent in the area and before that was a Parliamentary reporter in Ottawa.

An award-winning journalist, he has covered three wars and reported in French and English from four continents. Peter has reported from the frontlines in Afghanistan, embedded with Canadian, U.S. and British troops. He has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, traveling throughout Israel, The West Bank and the Gaza Strip. He also reported live from Barack Obama's ancestral village in Kenya the night of the American presidential election in 2008.

Peter has worked in CBC locations across Canada, beginning in Quebec City with stops in Saint John, Toronto, Ottawa's Parliamentary Bureau and Vancouver. His coverage of news stories in Canada and the United States includes the SARS outbreak, three federal elections, and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Originally from Oakville, Ont., Peter is bilingual in French and English, and is now studying Arabic. He is married to Canadian journalist Piya Chattopadhyay.