Jill Krop is a

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journalist and news broadcaster. Krop was News Director, Station Manager, and a news anchor for

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and a local radio personality.

Biography

Krop was born in

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in 1963 and raised in

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. She studied journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and graduated with a BCIT Diploma of Technology in Broadcast Communications in 1986. Krop started her career at CKPG in Prince George, followed by a year at CFRE in Regina. Following this, Krop worked at Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) in Halifax for six years, hosting major newscasts and ''

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''. Krop was awarded a GOLD CANPRO* by ASN. In 1995, she returned to British Columbia and joined British Columbia Television as a junior news anchor hosting the weekend morning and noon news. In September 2001, she began hosting ''News Hour Final'', weeknights on

. Krop was the host of ''Unfiltered'' on BC1 and anchored the Early News following Deborra Hope's retirement. Besides television, Krop works in radio as a relief talk show host on CKNW AM-980. On April 10, 2015, Shaw Media announced that Krop had been appointed News Director and Station Manager for Global BC. As master of ceremonies, Krop has hosted Influential Women in Business Awards, Gold Georgie Award Winners 2003, 2005 BC Export Awards Gala, Variety Club Show of Hearts and The Children's Miracle Network Telethon. Krop has played small roles in television and film, usually as a TV reporter or news anchor.

Personal life

Krop and her partner,

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firefighter Dave Samson, had a son in 2008.

References

External links

Jill Krop, Global BC
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krop, Jill 1963 births Living people British Columbia Institute of Technology alumni Canadian television news anchors People from Edmonton Journalists from Alberta Canadian women television journalists Global Television Network people Journalists from Vancouver CTV Television Network people Canadian Screen Award winning journalists