Debra Arbec

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Debra Arbec
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Alma mater Concordia University
Career
Network CTV Montreal (1997-2011)
CBC Montreal (2011-present)

Debra Arbec is a Canadian television journalist, who has been the lead anchor on CBMT-DT, the CBC Television station in Montreal, Quebec, since 2011. [1] She is most noted as the winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Local Anchor at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. [2]

Arbec grew up in Rawdon, Quebec, and studied journalism at Concordia University. [3] She began her career as a reporter for radio station CJAD, and briefly worked for The Weather Network before joining CFCF-DT in 1997 as a reporter and weekend and late-night anchor. [3]

She moderated the English-language debate during the 2018 Quebec general election. [4]

She was previously nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for best local news anchor at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, [5] the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, [6] and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [7] She was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best News special at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015 for the results of the 2014 Quebec general election.

References

  1. ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Debra Arbec rises to 'bigger challenge' at CBC; Move was inspired by a need to grow as a news anchor". Montreal Gazette , September 26, 2011.
  2. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Debra Arbec and Andrew Chang – Co-anchors for CBC News: Montreal". The Montrealer. March 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ Plante, Caroline (17 September 2018). "Débat en anglais: l'éducation et l'immigration créent des flammèches" [English debate: education and immigration sparks]. L'actualité (in French). Montreal. La Presse Canadienne . Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "CBC Montreal's Debra Arbec nominated for Canadian Screen Award". CBC News . Montreal. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Furdyk, Brent (26 March 2019). "Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners". Entertainment Tonight Canada . Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Debra Arbec nominated for Canadian Screen Award". CBC News . Montreal. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.


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