CFTK-TV News

Kathy Brookes - 6pm & 11pm News Anchor

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 Newroom in Terrace since 1990, announcing and reporting for radio and television on stories from across the region.

John Crawford - News Director

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 Edmonton Oilers in the mid 1980's. He and his family came to Terrace in 1991. He was appointed News Director in November 2007.

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Navjot Heir - Terrace Reporter

Navjot Heir is our TV and Radio news reporter in Terrace. After spending time in the Similkameen Valley as a newspaper editor she decided it was time for a foray into her true passion - broadcast journalism. Her educational background includes a Bachelors degree in Political Science and Public Policy and Administration from York University as well as a year long certificate program in Urban Studies also from York University. She then completed the Post-Graduate Broadcast Journalism Program at Seneca College.

Navjot is also the producer and anchor of the Week In Review which can be seen on Sunday evenings on CFTK-TV.

Karin Koppitz - Smithers/Bulkley Valley Reporter

Karin Koppitz is CFTK's TV and Radio Journalist in Smithers and the Bulkley Valley. She's happy to be back in her home province after attending SAIT in Calgary for Broadcast News and a 2 year stint in Peace River, Alberta as a Radio Reporter and News Director.

As an outdoor enthusiast, Karin can't wait to hit the beautiful slopes of Hudson Bay Mountain, the hiking trails and of course bring you the news of the valley.

Andrew Deans - Terrace Reporter

Andrew's a proud BC Boy. He grew up in the Okanagan with a passion for News & Sports. Now he's landed in Terrace as a Reporter and Announcer after a stint in the AJHL as a Play-by-Play man. He's now anchoring the radio news and sportscasts on radio every weekday morning, keeping you up-to-date on weather and traffic info too! Andrew also shoots, edits and produces news stories for both Radio and Television.

Originally from the South Okanagan, Sahar joined CFTK TV in the Spring of 2007.  Just in time for that infamous "March Blizzard".

She was freelancing, shooting small-budget documentaries in Vancouver then continuing with her photography in the Okanagan before moving to Terrace to work at the station.  Sahar graduated from SAIT Polytechnic, majoring in Production as a Camera Op.  She is now the new Prince Rupert reporter.  She's gone from the living in arid wine-country to the lush and pristine North Coast:  A testament to her willingness to adapt to new environments and changes.