Jennifer Burke, née Lo, also known as Jennifer Mather is a Gemini-award-winning Canadian television journalist, previously a national news anchor for CTV News Channel in Toronto.[1]

For years Burke was a reporter and anchor for television stations in Vancouver, British Columbia,[2] including weekend news anchor on CHAN-TV, coanchor on CKVU-TV and host of CBC Television's Living Vancouver.[2] She also hosted The Jennifer Mather Show on CKNW, an afternoon radio call-in talk show focusing on news and politics. Her early radio career included the role of morning news anchor on The Bob Saye and Stirling Faux Show on CFMI-FM.

In April 2013, Burke moderated the leaders' debate in the 2013 provincial election in British Columbia.[3]

In April 2017, Burke once again moderated the leaders' debate in BC.[4]

She was married to NHL executive Brian Burke and the couple have two daughters.

She also served as one of the fill-in anchors for CTV Canada AM.

On 15 August 2022, Burke refused to read a statement about the firing of fellow CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme.[5] She left the network soon after, and has since joined communications firm Pivotal Media.[6]

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  1. ^ "My Toronto: Jennifer Burke" [dead link]. National Post, December 2, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Jennifer's home-and-away series". canada.com, January 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "B.C. leaders' debate set for April 29". CBC News, April 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "B.C. Election 2017: Leaders battle for votes in televised debate".
  5. ^ DiManno, Rosie (15 August 2022). "Lisa LaFlamme was a decorated news veteran who deserved better". Toronto Star. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "The Weekly Briefing". Broadcast Dialogue, November 10, 2022.
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