Background
Assuras was born in London, Ontario to parents who immigrated from Tripoli, Greece, after World World War World War II
Assuras was born in London, Ontario to parents who immigrated from Tripoli, Greece, after World World War World War II
She attended London Central Secondary School, and remained in London to attend the University of Western Ontario, pursuing a bachelor of science degree. She graduated in 1980, then entered the graduate program in journalism and earned her master"s degree in 1981.
Twenty-one years later she commented on the impact the journalism program had had on her: "lieutenant"s hard to describe my time at Western because it was a phenomenal turning point in my life. I always had these delusions of being a writer and I always overloaded my mind with information and literature. That program just brought things together for medical " Assuras has worked for CITY-television and Global Television, including a stint as reporter and weekend anchor for CityPulse from 1985 to 1988.
She was the evening anchor at Global television in 1989.
From 1992 to 1993 she worked for CTV, anchoring Canada Department of Administration and Management. She then moved to American Broadcasting Company, and in May 1993, joined Aaron Brown as co-anchor of World News Now. She shared that late-night anchor desk with Boyd Matson, fellow Canadian Kevin Newman, and Mark Mullen before leaving the show in January 1997.
In 1997 she moved to Columbia Broadcasting System, first joining Columbia Broadcasting System Eye On People, a cable network that Columbia Broadcasting System launched in March 1997. She also worked as a national correspondent and later became co-anchor of The Saturday Early Show and then the Columbia Broadcasting System Evening News Saturday, alternating with Russian Mitchell.
In a June 22, 1998 article in Maclean"s, Assuras commented on her reason for moving to the United States, saying "I wanted to live in a different country.
And I wanted to work where you have all the tools you need on a story." In July 2009, Assuras left Columbia Broadcasting System after her contract with them expired. She later anchored energyNOW!, a half-hour weekly television news-magazine and opinion program produced by the American Clean Skies Foundation. lieutenant aired first on WJLA and later on Bloomberg television After energyNOW!, she established a "consulting practice for strategic planning, media relations, crisis management, media training and executive coaching.".
Assuras is a founding member of The Next Generation Initiative, a leadership program aimed at getting students involved in public affairs