Amy Smith is host of CBC Nova Scotia News and host of Atlantic Tonight.

Amy joined the CBC News team in 2009 after 15 years as a print journalist, working primarily as a legislative reporter. She has covered City Hall, the courts and Nova Scotia labour as well as general news.

Amy has an impressive roster of interviews under her belt. In addition to federal and provincial political leaders, Amy has had the opportunity to interview interesting and high profile people ranging from Condoleezza Rice, Richard and Ruth Goldbloom, and Mark Critch, to name only a few.  

Her work has been recognized by the Canadian Screen Awards, RTDNAs and the Atlantic Journalism Awards. She is a recipient of an award in enterprise reporting on a series about the Sydney Tar Ponds. Amy grew up in Nova Scotia and is a graduate of the School of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax. Life at home is spent cooking with her husband and riding her Morgan Horse, Ariel.