Carolyn Michelle Jarvis (born July 20, 1979) is a

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television journalist, currently the chief correspondent for

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's newsmagazine program '' 16x9''. Jarvis was born in

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and grew up in

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. She earned a degree in music, but established a career in investigative journalism and as a news anchor.

Early life

Jarvis was born in

in 1979 and moved with her family to

shortly thereafter. Jarvis earned a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance and moved to

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to pursue a career in musical theatre.

Career

In 2001 Jarvis was a cast member on '' U8TV: The Lofters'', where she produced content and hosted shows on the Independent Film Channel and The Life Network among others. The following year she joined the

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as a forecaster and earned a Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society certification, while taking night courses at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). In 2004, Jarvis moved to

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and worked briefly for Global Edmonton's sister station RDTV before joining

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as a reporter and anchor for Global Edmonton. Jarvis anchored the 6:00 News Hour weekend edition. In 2008, Jarvis became a correspondent and weekend anchor for ''

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''. During her time there Jarvis covered the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the British Columbia forest fires, and the shooting of Arizona congresswoman

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. Jarvis also hosted ''Focus: Decision Canada'', a national 30-minute program devoted to the 2011 federal election. In addition to being a correspondent for ''Global National'', she also served as western correspondent for '' 16:9 The Bigger Picture'' (now ''16x9''). In 2011, while anchoring ''Global National'' and reporting on the

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, Jarvis repeatedly referred to bin Laden as "Obama", shortly after she was reassigned. Jarvis became chief correspondent for ''16x9'' and investigated the British Columbia polygamist community of Bountiful, the use of stem cell treatment, and a behind-the-scenes look at casting for

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Awards

* Jarvis won the RTNDA Dave Rogers award for her feature on

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conductor Bill Eddins.Canada.com: Carolyn Jarvis
* 2005 RTNDA Regional Award, Best Feature ReportingBroadcaster Magazine: Global and CH News Win Eight 2005 RTNDA Awards
/ref> * 2005 RTNDA Dave Rogers National Award, Best Feature Reporting * 2006 RTNDA Diversity Award Honourable Mention * 2009 GEMINI Nomination, Best Host in a News Information Program or SeriesPlayback Online: Gemini Nominees: Performance Categores
/ref> * 2010 GEMINI Nomination, Best News Information Series, 16x9GEMINI Nominations: Carolyn Jarvis
/ref>Canada's Awards database: stitle=&awyear=2009&winonly=0&awards=2&rtype=2&curstep=4&submit.x=23&submit.y=7 Canada's Awards database: Gemini 2009
/ref> --> * 2011 RTDNA Dave Rogers Award, Long Feature * 2011 RTDNA Hugh Haugland Award, Creative Use of Video

References

Sources

* Global News Boosts Fall Schedule, Broadcaster Magazine, September 7, 2011.

External links

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