Valerie Pringle (

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Whittingham, born 5 September 1953) is a

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television host and

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, hosting the Canadian edition of ''

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'' on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in

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. Pringle began her career in broadcasting as a summer student with

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radio station

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in 1973, and became a full-time reporter for the station the following year. In 1981, she hosted her own daily series on CFRB, ''The Pringle Program''. In 1984, Pringle moved to the CBC as one of the original cohosts of ''

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''. She stayed with ''Midday'' until 1992, when she moved to CTV to co-host ''

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''. With CTV, Pringle was also a host of special events programming such as the network's 1993 election and 1995 Quebec referendum coverage and the 1994 Olympics in

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. Pringle remained with ''Canada AM'' until 2001. Since then, she hosted a travel show with CTV, ''

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'', from 2002 to 2006, documentary specials for

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, and the Canadian edition of ''

'' on CBC from 2006. In 2006, she was made a Member of the

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. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. She is married to

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, previously chairman of

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's Board of Governors and

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to then

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leader

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, currently mayor of

. They have three children: a daughter named Catherine and two sons. Pringle is also an official spokesperson for the

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. She is a member of the board of directors of the

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and the Trans Canada Trail Foundation.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pringle, Valerie 1953 births Living people Canadian television journalists Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Journalists from Ontario People from Windsor, Ontario Members of the Order of Canada Canadian monarchists Canadian radio personalities Canadian women television journalists CTV Television Network people CBC Television people 20th-century Canadian journalists 21st-century Canadian journalists Royal Canadian Geographical Society fellows 20th-century Canadian women