It is the network anchor for CBC Radio's extensive range of arts reporting which includes shorter regional arts updates in the afternoon as well as one-minute arts calendars distrbuted via locally throughout the network schedule. Regional reporters based in all the major cities across the country feed stories into the national Arts Report while also providing a blend of national and local stories for their regional arts updates.
Additional coverage is provided as necessary by freelance reporters around the world.
It has a long record of breaking important arts stories and has spawned imitators in both the print and electronic media.