during that period. During the summer, the program ends at 7:30 and is followed by a half-hour program from the network's schedule of short-run summer series. Most summers, one of those summer series is As It Happened: The Archive Edition, a separate program which airs previously broadcast interviews from the main series. History The show was introduced in 1968 as a reverse call-in show: rather than having the public call in, the reporters at As It Happens called newsmakers and pundits for their opinions. During the 1970s, the program produced 54-minute-long segments called "As It Happened, (insert year)", covering the major events of years past, particularly the 1930s and 1940s. During the CBC technicians strike in 1981, after a few weeks of music, the As It Happened segments were played each weeknight in chronological order as repeat filler material until the strike was resolved. Hosts 1968–1969: Phillip Forsyth, Harry Brown and William Ronald 1969–1971: Harry Brown and William Ronald 1971–1973: Barbara Frum, Harry Brown, Cy Strange 1973–1974: Barbara Frum and Harry Brown 1974–1981: Barbara Frum and Alan Maitland 1981–1985: Elizabeth Gray and Alan Maitland 1985–1987: Dennis Trudeau and Alan Maitland 1987–1993: Michael Enright and Alan Maitland 1993–1997: Michael Enright and Barbara Budd 1997–2005: Mary Lou Finlay and Barbara Budd 2006–2010: Carol Off and Barbara Budd 2010: Carol Off and guest host 2011–2019: Carol Off and Jeff Douglas 2019: Carol Off and guest host 2020–2022: Carol Off and Chris Howden 2022–present: Nil Köksal and Chris Howden When the interviewer is absent, other CBC journalists typically sit in as substitute interviewers; when the announcer is absent, substitutes may include other CBC personalities, actors such as R.H. Thomson, or program staffers; Howden himself sometimes appeared on the program as a guest announcer before being named co-host effective January 6, 2020. In January 2022, Off announced her retirement from As It Happens, effective February 25. In July 2022, it was announced that Nil Köksal will debut as Off's successor in September. Timeline of hosts Notable interviews The show has had many notable interviews, including: the wife of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn just after his arrest. Sandra Good, the best friend of Squeaky Fromme, just after her friend had attempted to shoot Gerald Ford. a Rwandan woman seemingly moments away from being killed by Tutsi militia during the 1994 Rwandan genocide—she stayed on the phone with As It Happens up to the point when the attackers knocked