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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2026 · 41 MIN

David Common, CBC

from Toronto Legends · host Andrew Applebaum

CBC Morning Live host David Common talks about his Winnipeg roots, his ‘lightbulb moment’ in high school arising from a Peter Mansbridge interaction, reporting from over 90 countries around the world, his interactions with Barack Obama & Penny Oleksiak, his radio time on CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning, his pro tips for being camera-ready by 6am, and his all-time career highlight interviewing Elmo! CBC Morning Live airs weekday mornings from 6am-10am on the CBC News Network; full info at https://mediacentre.cbc.ca/program/cbc-morning-live TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CBC Morning Live host David Common talks about his Winnipeg roots, his ‘lightbulb moment’ in high school arising from a Peter Mansbridge interaction, reporting from over 90 countries around the world, his interactions with Barack Obama & Penny Oleksiak, his radio time on CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning, his pro tips for being camera-ready by 6am, and his all-time career highlight interviewing Elmo! CBC Morning Live airs weekday mornings from 6am-10am on the CBC News Network; full info at https://mediacentre.cbc.ca/program/cbc-morning-live TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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