News, and was replaced by Tina Srebotnjak, previously the program's entertainment reporter and a sometime substitute anchor. Newman left in November 1994 to join ABC News in the United States, and was replaced by Brent Bambury, formerly the host of CBC Stereo's Brave New Waves, in March 1995. Bambury and Srebotnjak remained the hosts of the program until its cancellation in 2000. Other notable personalities associated with the program included Pete Luckett, a grocer from Nova Scotia who presented food segments, and Antonia Zerbisias, who appeared as an entertainment commentator and reviewer. The final program, which aired on June 30, 2000, featured a live studio audience and appearances by all of the program's former hosts. Comedy musical group The Arrogant Worms performed a tribute song written especially for the program, based around the theme that "without Midday telling them it was time for lunch, they'd starve". See also List of Canadian television series References CBC Television original programming Television shows filmed in Toronto 1985 Canadian television series debuts 2000 Canadian television series endings CBC News 1980s Canadian television news shows 1990s Canadian television news shows 2000s Canadian television news shows