CFTK-TV News Anchor Kathy Brookes first came to the Northwest as a reporter in 1984, while studying journalism at UVic. Since then, she's spent four years as a radio and television reporter and announcer in Prince Rupert, and has worked in the Newsroom in Terrace since 1990, announcing and reporting ... Read more

John Crawford was born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, and attended the University of Western Ontario in London, before coming to BC to begin his broadcasting career in Creston. John's worked in the Kootenays, Salmon Arm and Smithers, as well as northern Alberta, where he covered the Stanley Cup Champion ... Read more

Allison grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but she also has a long-time love and great appreciation for the mountains and beautiful scenery in British Columbia- making Terrace the perfect place to begin her broadcasting career. Allison holds an advanced Bachelor of Arts from the University of Manitoba in Political Studies, ... Read more

Laryn Gilmour’s passion for Broadcast journalism developed back east in Barrie, Ontario, when she began working at Rogers TV for a television show called Simcoe County Scene. As her love for news and reaching out to the community grew, she applied to Niagara College and began a three-year course in ... Read more

Katherine Dow is a first-time Smitherine but lifelong lover of the B.C.. mountains. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Katherine holds a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English and Theatre from The University of Winnipeg, and a diploma in Creative Communications with a major in Journalism from ... Read more

Growing up in the prairie town of Wainwright, Alberta, Sarah Komadina was more than excited to start her broadcasting career in the mountain town of Smithers, British Columbia -- and was equally thrilled to become the host of OPEN CONNECTION.  Sarah studied at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton, ... Read more