Deborra Hope
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Deborra Hope is a journalist, anchor and producer for the Global Television Network
. She has been hosting the Early News (at 5 p.m.) and the 'InSight' segment on the News Hour at 6, since 2001 in British Columbia, Canada. She joined the station (formerly BCTV) in 1981 (then known as Deborra Van Der Gracht).
and reporting for the Ubyssey newspaper. And she also did a talk show in French for the CITR with a woman from Quebec
. She graduated with the Bachelor of Arts
degree. She then moved on to Carleton University in Ottawa where she received an Honors Bachelor degree in journalism an immediately started working for the Canadian Press as a junior reporter. She then came to work back in BC where she joined the now-defunct United Press Canada for three years before joining Global.
Deborra is married to Roger Hope, a Global BC news cameraman and has daughters.
, Canuck Place, the down syndrome research foundation and Variety Club.
In her spare time she likes to jog, play soccer, swim and read.
Deborra sings beautifully with the Westcoast Harmony Chorus and with 'Over the Moon', an award winning quartet offering a fun blend of jazz, swing and barbershop musical entertainment.
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
. She has been hosting the Early News (at 5 p.m.) and the 'InSight' segment on the News Hour at 6, since 2001 in British Columbia, Canada. She joined the station (formerly BCTV) in 1981 (then known as Deborra Van Der Gracht).
Biography
Deborra was born in Trail, B.C., a small town in the West Kootenay. She attended UBC when she was 18 years old and got her first taste of journalism by reading news casts on the campus radio station, CiTRCITR-FM
CITR-FM, normally branded CiTR , is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia.CiTR is operated by UBC students and community volunteers under the...
and reporting for the Ubyssey newspaper. And she also did a talk show in French for the CITR with a woman from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. She graduated with the Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree. She then moved on to Carleton University in Ottawa where she received an Honors Bachelor degree in journalism an immediately started working for the Canadian Press as a junior reporter. She then came to work back in BC where she joined the now-defunct United Press Canada for three years before joining Global.
Deborra is married to Roger Hope, a Global BC news cameraman and has daughters.
Interests
Deborra donates many hours to charity. Including the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC, the United WayUnited Way of Canada
United Way of Canada is the national organization for the 117 autonomous, volunteer-based United Ways across Canada. United Way campaigns raise money for local groups that address community issues and problems, and the national organization provides leadership, services and coordination to the...
, Canuck Place, the down syndrome research foundation and Variety Club.
In her spare time she likes to jog, play soccer, swim and read.
Deborra sings beautifully with the Westcoast Harmony Chorus and with 'Over the Moon', an award winning quartet offering a fun blend of jazz, swing and barbershop musical entertainment.