Carrie Olver (born 1967) is a

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personality. Olver is a native of

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. She grew up in

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, where her father, broadcaster

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, worked at

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for two decades on

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telecasts and also co-hosted the game show '' Just Like Mom''. Olver began her career in

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

on Canadian

home shopping channel Shopping channels (also referred to in British English as teleshopping) are television programs or specialty channels dedicated to home shopping. These channels typically feature live presentations and product demonstrations, with on-air hosts and ...

s. She then began working for the

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, where she appeared for more than 2000 hours. Beginning in

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, she hosted '' Spectacular Spas'', a half-hour travel program to some of the world's top spas. Olver was nominated for a

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in 2003 for the program in the category ''Best Host or Interviewer in a Lifestyle/General Interest Program or Series''. She lost to

Debbie Travis Debbie Travis (born 27 June 1960, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) is a British-Canadian television personality, self-taught interior decorator, and former fashion model. She is best known as the host of '' Debbie Travis' Facelift'' and ''D ...

. Olver previously appeared on

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, as a weekday late morning and early afternoon host,

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, and the weather news anchor. Olver appeared on the 9 am to 2 pm shift. Olver returned to The Shopping Channel in 2014 as their beauty expert, and hosts their premier beauty destination program, ''Hello Gorgeous''.

External links

Biography on theweathernetwork.com Appearance on Rick Mercer ReportYahoo! TV Groups: Carrie_Olver
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olver, Carrie 1967 births Living people Canadian television hosts Canadian women television hosts Canadian television weather presenters People from Moose Jaw Mass media people from Toronto