birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
st. catharines , ontario 21 may 1951 denise chong roger smith -lrb- journalist -rrb-
 roger smith reporter
roger smith -lrb- journalist -rrb-

roger smith -lrb- born may 21 , 1951 -rrb- is a canadian journalist .
from 1994 until his retirement in 2013 , he was a reporter for ctv ottawa primarily focusing on federal politics .
smith began his career in journalism as a print reporter with the canadian press , then joined ctv ottawa in 1984 and took over the beijing bureau in 1985 .
his career has landed him in europe , asia as well as africa .
he is married to writer denise chong , with whom he has two children .
he received a gemini award nomination in 1989 for best reportage , for `` china in turmoil '' .
