Tamara Taggart
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Tamara Taggart is a Canadian
television presenter. She currently serves as the weekday anchor of CTV News at Six alongside with Mike Killeen on CIVT-TV
("CTV British Columbia") in Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
Taggart's career in broadcasting started while she was attending BCIT in Burnaby, British Columbia
, where she was enrolled in the Broadcast Communications program. She graduated in 1991 (her class included Vancouver sports broadcaster John Shorthouse
). Her early work was in radio and concert promotion. However, in 1997, she landed a recurring role on community calendar spots on CIVT-TV (then known as "Vancouver Television"). From there, she moved on to co-host the breakfast show and then, later, the entertainment spot on the evening news.
In 2001 Taggart moved over to the weather desk where she stayed for 9 years. During the station's 5pm, 6pm and 11:30pm newscasts she presented the forecast from CTV's studios as well as various (and numerous) locations around Vancouver, the Lower Mainland
and on Vancouver Island
. In January of 2011 Taggart transferred to the CTV news desk.
Taggart also hosted a home renovation show, "Love It or Lose It" for two seasons, on the Home and Garden TV network (HGTV
).
Taggart had minor roles in the films Antitrust (film)
, Josie and the Pussycats
, Halloween: Resurrection
and Along Came a Spider
and on several television series, including, Robson Arms
, Cold Squad
, and Touching Evil
.
The Georgia Straight Annual Reader’s Poll has named Taggart as Vancouver's "Best TV Weather Person" and "Best TV Personality" in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She was named "Woman of the Year" at the Consumer’s Choice Awards in 2003 and has appeared on the cover of TV Week Magazine seven times. In 2005 Taggart was nominated for a Leo Award for "Best Host, Lifestyles Series" for "Love It or Lose It". Taggart has also been featured in Hello Canada in July 2009 and August 2009.
Taggart was married in February 2006 to Juno award-winning guitarist and record producer Dave Genn
, formerly of the Matthew Good Band
and currently of the band 54-40
. Tamara and her husband Dave have a son, Beckett born August 2, 2007, a daughter Zoë born September 24, 2008 and a daughter Poppy born August 16, 2010.
Taggart co-hosted Live! with Regis and Kelly for one day on Friday August 21, 2009.
On December 8, 2010 it was announced that Taggart would co-anchor the CTV News at Six alongside Mike Killeen, effective January 3, 2011, following the stepping-down of long time anchors Pamela Martin
and Bill Good
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television presenter. She currently serves as the weekday anchor of CTV News at Six alongside with Mike Killeen on CIVT-TV
CIVT-TV
CIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
("CTV British Columbia") in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
Taggart's career in broadcasting started while she was attending BCIT in Burnaby, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, where she was enrolled in the Broadcast Communications program. She graduated in 1991 (her class included Vancouver sports broadcaster John Shorthouse
John Shorthouse
John "Shorty" Shorthouse is a Canadian sports broadcaster, based in Vancouver. He is the lead play-by-play commentator for the Vancouver Canucks on the television station Rogers Sportsnet Pacific and the "Team 1040" when Vancouver games are not broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific.Shorthouse...
). Her early work was in radio and concert promotion. However, in 1997, she landed a recurring role on community calendar spots on CIVT-TV (then known as "Vancouver Television"). From there, she moved on to co-host the breakfast show and then, later, the entertainment spot on the evening news.
In 2001 Taggart moved over to the weather desk where she stayed for 9 years. During the station's 5pm, 6pm and 11:30pm newscasts she presented the forecast from CTV's studios as well as various (and numerous) locations around Vancouver, the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
and on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. In January of 2011 Taggart transferred to the CTV news desk.
Taggart also hosted a home renovation show, "Love It or Lose It" for two seasons, on the Home and Garden TV network (HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
).
Taggart had minor roles in the films Antitrust (film)
Antitrust (film)
Antitrust is a 2001 thriller film written by Howard Franklin and directed by Peter Howitt....
, Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats
Josie and the Pussycats are a fictional rock band created by Dan DeCarlo.They have been featured in a number of different media since the 1960s:...
, Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 American horror film and eighth installment in the Halloween film series. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, who had also directed Halloween II, the film builds upon the continuity of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later...
and Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider
Along Came A Spider is the first novel in a series of books written by James Patterson, about forensic psychologist Alex Cross. It was adapted into a movie of the same name in 2001, starring Morgan Freeman as Cross.-Plot Summary:...
and on several television series, including, Robson Arms
Robson Arms
Robson Arms is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. Robson Arms is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Communications....
, Cold Squad
Cold Squad
Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick .The cast of Cold Squad was...
, and Touching Evil
Touching Evil
Touching Evil is a British television drama serial, which began airing in 1997. It was produced by United Productions for Anglia Television, and screened on the ITV network. The first series consisted of six fifty-minute episodes. It was created by Paul Abbott, and written by Abbott with Russell T...
.
The Georgia Straight Annual Reader’s Poll has named Taggart as Vancouver's "Best TV Weather Person" and "Best TV Personality" in 2002, 2003 and 2004. She was named "Woman of the Year" at the Consumer’s Choice Awards in 2003 and has appeared on the cover of TV Week Magazine seven times. In 2005 Taggart was nominated for a Leo Award for "Best Host, Lifestyles Series" for "Love It or Lose It". Taggart has also been featured in Hello Canada in July 2009 and August 2009.
Taggart was married in February 2006 to Juno award-winning guitarist and record producer Dave Genn
Dave Genn
David Robert Madison Genn is a musician and a member of Canadian rock group 54-40. Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 March 1969.-Matthew Good Band:...
, formerly of the Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed by Matthew Good that existed from 1993 to 2002. The band consisted of Good , Dave Genn , Ian Browne and Geoff Lloyd from 1995 to 1999...
and currently of the band 54-40
54-40
54•40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Tsawwassen, British Columbia.The band takes their name from the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!", coined to express the expansionist agenda of James K...
. Tamara and her husband Dave have a son, Beckett born August 2, 2007, a daughter Zoë born September 24, 2008 and a daughter Poppy born August 16, 2010.
Taggart co-hosted Live! with Regis and Kelly for one day on Friday August 21, 2009.
On December 8, 2010 it was announced that Taggart would co-anchor the CTV News at Six alongside Mike Killeen, effective January 3, 2011, following the stepping-down of long time anchors Pamela Martin
Pamela Martin
Pamela Martin is an American-born television reporter on Canadian TV. She formerly co-anchored the weekday 6pm newscasts on CTV British Columbia alongside Bill Good....
and Bill Good
Bill Good
Bill Good is a Canadian television personality and CKNW radio talk show host. He formerly co-anchored the 6:00pm newscast on Vancouver's CIVT alongside Pamela Martin....
.