Daily Planet (TV Series) - History

History

Daily Planet first aired on January 1, 1995, the same day as the premiere of Discovery Channel Canada, under the name @discovery.ca, it was an hour long daily news magazine with a science news segment and several feature segments. During this era, the show aired for the fall/winter season. The summer season aired the variant show Summer@discovery.ca, with the daily science news segment, and repeats of feature segments from the fall/winter season in a half-hour format. On September 30, 2002, it was relaunched as Daily Planet, adopting a "science magazine" programming format.

Jay Ingram, who hosted the show since Discovery Channel Canada's inception, announced his retirement on May 16, 2011. Daily Planet: Jay's Last Show aired on Sunday, June 5, 2011, which paid tribute to the host with flashbacks and guest segments.

Previous co-hosts include Natasha Stillwell, who left the show on February 2, 2007, temporary co-host Patty Kim, and Kim Jagtiani, who left in September 2008.

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