Antonio Michael Downing

Biography

Antonio Michael Downing is a Trinidadian-Canadian writer, musician and broadcaster, best known as the host of CBC Radio One's weekly literary talk show The Next Chapter since 2024. Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, Downing was initially raised by his grandmother after his parents were unable to take care of him and his brother. When his grandmother died, he moved to Sioux Lookout, Ontario to live with his aunt, where they were one of the only Black Canadian families in a town whose residents were predominantly white or indigenous; his aunt worked as a social worker in indigenous communities in the region, so Downing often also lived with billeted indigenous students.

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