Popular broadcaster Janine Grespan, best known to CKCO and CTV News viewers as a reporter, weather presenter, and anchor, passed away this week at the age of 63.
Janine began her career working for CFRB radio station in Toronto, where she served as a feature reporter before returning to her hometown of Kitchener, Ontario, to work as a news announcer on CFCA and CKKW.
Within a year of her returning to her hometown, she began appearing on televisions across the region as a news anchor and weather presenter on CKCO. Grespan worked as a broadcaster for more than twenty-five years.
Friends, colleagues, and fans have taken to social media to share tributes to Grespan.
So sad. Janine Grespan was a vibrant journalist who delivered news with passion and professionalism. https://t.co/GQFunqLpfT
— Greg Hummel (@hockeysar) May 9, 2024
Saddened to hear about the passing of Janine Grespan. We worked together on the desk when I first started at CTV in 2005. She was kind, positive and very supportive of me as a young broadcaster learning the ropes. Condolences to her family. RIP Janine. https://t.co/JiXoPXN8fR
— Darren Stevenson (@DarrenStevenson) May 9, 2024
In her early life, Grespan graduated from Ryerson University’s Radio and Television Arts program. Through her continued work and dedication, she eventually was named co-anchor of CKCO-TV’s flagship news show at 6 p.m., as well as the 11:30 p.m. broadcast following CTV National News.
Rest in peace!
