Christine Bentley is

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and former

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, Ontario, Canada television station

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. She was an employee of the CTV News since 1977.

Career

Christine Bentley began her career at

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in Barrie. She then moved to

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Toronto (CTV), after a brief stint as a summer reporter for

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in Toronto. Bentley started as a general assignment reporter, and then assigned to

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and later Queen's Park. Her next career move was being

, where she worked on weekends in the following year, before moving to the 11:30 news, which she co-anchored with

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. The next assignment were the 6:00 pm evening news, as well as the Noon news with her longtime co-anchor on CTV News.

Retirement

On September 12, 2012, during the CTV News at Six, she announced she would be leaving the station to pursue other interests after 35 years with CFTO. Bentley's last broadcast on CTV News at 6 was on September 14. Her replacement is Michelle Dubé. With Kate Wheeler, she co-hosted and was executive producer of the

talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content rather than outside music. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often featur ...

show ''What She Said'' on Sirius XM and the Jewel FM Network.

Awards

Bentley has received many awards over the years, primarily for her involvement in the community. She was chosen "Woman of the Year" in 2009 by Consumers' Choice Awards Canada, an organization that promotes business excellence in the GTA and across the country. In 2009, she was given the Paul Harris Fellowship Award for Community Service by the Rotary Club of Canada. Other awards include Olympic Torchbearer GTA Toronto 2010, Communication and Leadership Award 2010, Toastmasters International for outstanding service to Community, Country and Industry, Career achievement Award 2011, Women of Baycrest Award in 2011, and Daring to Dream Award in 2012. She also received a Star on Scarborough Walk of Fame in May 2013.

Charity work

Bentley has served on the Board of Governors for Rouge Valley Centenary, as well as the Hospital's Foundation Board. She has served on the board of the

Children's Wish Foundation of Canada The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada is a registered national Canadian charitable organization whose mission is to fulfill the wishes of children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. Founded in 1983, the foundation Foundation may refer ...

, for which she is still an ambassador at large. She has been active with numerous charities, including Toy Mountain and the

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. She is also a Women Build Ambassador for

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Personal

Bentley is divorced and is the mother of Canadian music producer/audio engineer

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(born Jordan Young in 1984). Young is one of Bentley's twin sons and daughter.

References

External links

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Christine Bentley: The changing face of Journalism?
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bentley, Christine Canadian television news anchors Journalists from Toronto Living people Canadian women television journalists Canadian talk radio hosts CTV Television Network people Canadian women radio hosts Year of birth missing (living people)