| David Cochrane | |
| Birth Date: | May 4, 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Years Active: | 1997 - present |
| Awards: | Canadian Screen Award for Best Local News Reportage (2014) |
David Cochrane is a Canadian television journalist, who was named the host of CBC News Network's daily show Power & Politics in February 2023.[1]
Previously a reporter for network affiliate CBNT-DT in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Local News Reportage at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for his report on a major police drug smuggling investigation in the province.[2] He joined the network's national parliamentary bureau in Ottawa as a reporter in 2016, and was sometimes seen as a fill-in host of Power & Politics prior to being named the show's permanent host in 2023.[3]