Hanomansing's broadcast media career began at
CKDH in
Amherst, Nova Scotia in the summer after his graduation, followed by work at
CKCW in
Moncton,
New Brunswick and at
CHNS in nearby
Halifax,
Nova Scotia. and from 2012 to 2017, Hanomansing hosted
CBC News Now with Ian Hanomansing, which was broadcast live from CBC Vancouver on weeknights. On August 1, 2017, he was named as one of four new co-hosts of
The National, CBC's flagship news broadcast alongside
Adrienne Arsenault,
Rosemary Barton and
Andrew Chang. In 2020, he was named the Friday and Sunday anchor of the programme. Hanomansing has developed and hosted a series of innovative live news specials including "Downtown Drugs", in November 1998, from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during a public health emergency declared after a high number of fatal overdoses. In March 2005, "Crime on the Streets" was broadcast, in part, from Stoney Mountain Institution in Manitoba. It is believed to be the only live national news special from a Canadian federal penal institution. It won a national Justicia Award for Excellence in Legal Reporting, In 2006, Hanomansing also designed Big League Manager, an
NHL-licensed
board game. == Awards and honours ==