John Downs hates it when a TV news anchor is advertised as a "Reporter First".
That being said, John Downs is a reporter first!
Downs has been part of the Toronto news radio scene since graduating from Ryerson University's Radio and Television program at the end of the last millenium. He's covered politicians, performers and popes making their way through the city. Downs' interview style can be described as "blunt", and often results with his subjects asking, "Who let this kid past security??"
After pinch hitting for other vacationing AM 640 Toronto hosts, Downs was awarded his own two hour evening slot. Downs' reporting and commentaries have been three times recognized by the Radio and Television News Directors Association of Canada. While he considers his political positioning as centrist, he also answers to, "That Commie" and more recently, "Pinky". Downs has no official political affiliations and plans to keep it that way.