Valerie Pringle
Valerie Pringle | |
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Valerie Pringle at the 2016 Great Lakes Forum | |
| Born | Valerie Whittingham 5 September 1953 |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupations | Journalist, TV Host |
| Television | Midday, Canada AM, Valerie Pringle Has Left the Building, Canadian Antiques Roadshow |
| Spouse | Andy Pringle |
| Children | 3 |
Valerie Pringle CM (née Whittingham,[1] born 5 September 1953) is a Canadian television host and journalist, hosting the Canadian edition of Antiques Roadshow on CBC since 2006. Pringle was born in Windsor, Ontario.[2]
Pringle began her career in broadcasting as a summer student with Toronto radio station CFRB in 1973,[3] 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.[4]
In 1984, Pringle moved to the CBC as one of the original cohosts of Midday.[5] She stayed with Midday until 1992, when she moved to CTV to co-host Canada AM.[6]
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 Lillehammer, Norway.[7]
Pringle remained with Canada AM until 2001.[8] Since then, she hosted a travel show with CTV, Valerie Pringle Has Left the Building, from 2002 to 2006,[9] documentary specials for Discovery Channel Canada, and the Canadian edition of Antiques Roadshow on CBC from 2006.[2] In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[10] She lives in Toronto, Ontario.[2]
She is married to Andy Pringle,[1] previously chairman of Upper Canada College's Board of Governors and chief of staff to then Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader John Tory, former mayor of Toronto. They have three children: a daughter named Catherine and two sons.[11]
Pringle is also an official spokesperson for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research.[12] She is a member of the board of directors of the Trans Canada Trail[13] and the Trans Canada Trail Foundation.[14]
In 2025, she announced her retirement after five decades in journalism.[15]
References
- ^ a b Wong, Jan (14 December 2011). Lunch With. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 94. ISBN 9780385673488. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Iltan, Cigdem (22 December 2008). "Valerie Pringle". Postmedia News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ Flynn, Andrew (7 July 2001). "After 20 years, Valerie's dying to sleep in". Hamilton Spectator. pp. D.08. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
...began in 1973 as a summer student with CFRB radio
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Herman, Alexander; Matthews, Paul; Feindel, Andrew (25 February 2008). Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started. Dundurn Press Ltd. pp. 110–111. ISBN 9781550027839. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Crean, Susan (1 June 1987). Newsworthy: The Lives of Media Women. Formac Publishing Company. p. 94. ISBN 9780887801501. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Canada AM Host Valerie Pringle Quits to Host Shows on Digital TV". North Bay Nugget. 27 June 2001. p. A9. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Fifteen years after Lillehammer, CTV set to tackle Vancouver Winter Games". Cape Breton Post. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ McTighe, Carolyn (9 May 2009). "These Canadians talk about the fun of being a mom". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018.
- ^ Knelman, Martin (21 July 2002). "Travel show puts Pringle back on air". Toronto Star. pp. D.02. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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- ^ "A Story of Hope". St. Joseph Health Care Foundation. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Ireland, Jessica (22 August 2009). "High Tea for Charity". woman.ca.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Federal Corporation Information – 2876868: Trans Canada Trail". Corporations Canada, Industry Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Federal Corporation Information – 7672594: Trans Canada Trail Foundation". Corporations Canada, Industry Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ^ "Valerie Pringle Signs Off After Five Decades in Journalism". www.tvo.org. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.