Jody Vance
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Jody Vance is a Canadian sports anchor.
Vance was previously a sport anchor on Rogers Sportsnet
's Sportsnetnews. She began her broadcast career on CHRX, and then moved to CFMI-FM
/CKNW as the assistant promotions director and on-air fill-in talent. When BCTV
called in 1995 she finally reached her lifelong goal of becoming a sports anchor. Her first live sports TV appearance was September 13, 1995.
After a short stint with BCTV Vance was lured away to launch the sports department at Vancouver Television
. This is where she honed her craft and learned the ins and outs of sports television. There were no producers or editors to assist -- she was the sports department.
From there the long distance call came from Scott Moore the head of Sportsnet, a new Canadian sports network. Vance went to Toronto to work as a fill in anchor in the summer of 1999 when she became the first woman to host the desk for the network. Scott moved Jody to Toronto March 13, 2000 as host of Sportscentral AM. After ratings went through the roof she was moved to the coveted evening time slot — on September 4, 2000 Vance became the first woman in the history of Canadian television to host her own sports show in primetime.
Most recently she was the lead anchor at Leafs TV
, the Toronto Maple Leafs
-owned hockey channel, from 2006-2009. Her final pregame was April 11th, 2009 as the Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators.
Jody moved back to Vancouver in Spring 2009 as she joined the team that launched CHHR-FM 'Shore 104 FM'.
Jody recently joined CBC Vancouver doing sports on top of her work at Shore 104.3FM.
As of fall 2011, Jody Vance joined the morning cast of Breakfast Television on CityTV Vancouver; alongside Riaz Mehgi.
Vance was previously a sport anchor on Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet was launched on October 9, 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. The name was chosen to match the regional "Fox Sports Net" operations across the United States...
's Sportsnetnews. She began her broadcast career on CHRX, and then moved to CFMI-FM
CFMI-FM
CFMI-FM is a Canadian radio station in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 101.1 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 75,000 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver...
/CKNW as the assistant promotions director and on-air fill-in talent. When BCTV
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
called in 1995 she finally reached her lifelong goal of becoming a sports anchor. Her first live sports TV appearance was September 13, 1995.
After a short stint with BCTV Vance was lured away to launch the sports department at Vancouver Television
CIVT-TV
CIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
. This is where she honed her craft and learned the ins and outs of sports television. There were no producers or editors to assist -- she was the sports department.
From there the long distance call came from Scott Moore the head of Sportsnet, a new Canadian sports network. Vance went to Toronto to work as a fill in anchor in the summer of 1999 when she became the first woman to host the desk for the network. Scott moved Jody to Toronto March 13, 2000 as host of Sportscentral AM. After ratings went through the roof she was moved to the coveted evening time slot — on September 4, 2000 Vance became the first woman in the history of Canadian television to host her own sports show in primetime.
Most recently she was the lead anchor at Leafs TV
Leafs TV
Leafs TV is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. It was launched in September 2001. The channel presents programming revolving around the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League club and their American Hockey League affiliate,...
, the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
-owned hockey channel, from 2006-2009. Her final pregame was April 11th, 2009 as the Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators.
Jody moved back to Vancouver in Spring 2009 as she joined the team that launched CHHR-FM 'Shore 104 FM'.
Jody recently joined CBC Vancouver doing sports on top of her work at Shore 104.3FM.
As of fall 2011, Jody Vance joined the morning cast of Breakfast Television on CityTV Vancouver; alongside Riaz Mehgi.