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Jennifer Ward (born October 8, 1957[1]) is a Canadian broadcast journalist, and an anchor with CTV News Channel since 1999.[2][3]

Ward joined Toronto's CFTO in August 1988 as a reporter and was promoted to news anchor in September. She then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. in July 1991 to become anchor and reporter for KYW-TV. In this role she worked as the first solo female anchor for the evening news in Philadelphia. Five years later she moved to co-host Fox Television's morning program Good Day Philadelphia, which lasted until 1999. In this role, she won two Emmys.[2]

As of 2014, she works as a news anchor for the national cable channel CTV News Channel and CTV's Canada AM. Ward is the morning weekend anchor on CTV News Channel, as well as a regular anchor on Canada AM.[2]

References

  1. ^ Jennifer Weiner, Inquirer Staff Writer (8 October 1997). "Kyw Alum Ward Drops Shopping, Reports For Freelance Duty at Fox". philly.com. Retrieved 20 October 2014. Ward, 40, a Toronto native, anchored the KYW 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts from 1991 to 1994.
  2. ^ a b c "Jennifer Ward". CTV News. Bell Media Inc. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Ward". CIBF Celebration of Hope. Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.


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