Rob Brown (journalist)

Rob Brown is a Canadian television journalist and anchor for CBC News Calgary.

For other people with the same name, see Rob Brown.

Rob Brown
Brown in CBC studio in Calgary
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
EducationBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Senior reporter, anchor
Years active1997–present
SpouseRosa Marchitelli

Early life

Brown was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Ladner, British Columbia. Brown had graduated British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1997, attending its journalism program.

Newscasting career

Brown began his career as a photojournalist at a CTV affiliate in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. After briefly leaving CTV to cover the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Ralph Klein, Brown had eventually returned to British Columbia. Since then, Brown had held a number of positions such as being CTV's bureau chief for Vancouver for CTV Vancouver. Brown was also the lead reporter for CTV during the 2010 Winter Olympics. During his career, Brown had won a number of journalistic awards including the Jack Webster Award for Best News Reporting and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Hard News Feature.

Brown became an international celebrity for his coverage of the 2011 Stanley Cup riot, from which he reported live for CTV. Brown became a trending topic on Twitter during the riots, and earned the top spot on SportsIllustrated.com's Media Power List for June 2011.[1] In August 2013, Brown joined CBC Calgary as anchor alongside his wife Rosa Marchitelli and became the first married couple anchors in Canadian television news history.

References
  1. 2011 Stanely Cup Riot Coverage Earns Canadian TV Reporter Top Spot Archived 9 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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