Beginning March 1, Matt Galloway will take over as host of CBC’s Toronto morning show Metro Morning, CBC News reports.

Galloway spoke with Andy Barrie briefly after his appointment was announced. Listen to the Metro Morning segment here.

Galloway has hosted Here and Now, CBC’s afternoon drive show, since 2004. More recently, he has been the regular back-up host for Metro Morning.

On Feb. 1, long-time host Andy Barrie announced his plans to retire.

One of Galloway’s first CBC gigs was covering the 1998 World Cup of soccer and over the years he has worked for CBC programs including The Current, Sounds Like Canada, Global Village and Q.