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Former BC news anchor Deb Hope dies at 67

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Deborra Hope, a former news anchor and reporter at Global BC, has died at the age of 67. For two generations, Hope was one of the most iconic faces in B.C.

She read the news at noon, 5 p.m., and, eventually, BCTV’s top-rated flagship 6 p.m. broadcast, usually alongside Tony Parsons. Hope retired in 2014, and was then diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which eventually led to her living in a nursing home

Born in Trail, B.C., she left when she was 18 to attend the University of British Columbia, and it was there that she got her first taste of journalism by reading newscasts on the campus radio station, CITR, and writing for the Ubyssey newspaper. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in French, then moved to Carleton University in Ottawa where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism with honours.

There, she began working for The Canadian Press wire service as a junior reporter, but longed to return to her home province. Her first job back in B.C. was with the now-defunct United Press Canada news agency, and after three years, she joined BCTV where she became a common face in living rooms around B.C.

Squire Barnes has more on how Deb's work ethic and sense of humour made her a B.C. news icon.

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