Veteran CBC reporter and sports broadcaster Colleen Jones will be posthumously inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame this spring, CBC News announced Tuesday.
A world champion curler, Jones died in November at the age of 65 after a three-year battle with cancer.
With a career at CBC spanning nearly 40 years across news and sports, Jones was known for her coverage of her home province of Nova Scotia and the sport of curling. She retired from CBC in April 2023.
“Colleen brought the same boundless energy, enthusiasm, discipline and work ethic to her journalism that she brought to her curling career,” said Brodie Fenlon, general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC News, in a statement. “She was the brightest of lights, on screen and off, and an inspiration to so many in the newsroom.”
A Halifax native, Jones joined the CBC in 1986 and was the first female sports anchor in Nova Scotia. She later hosted CBC Newsworld, and also covered 10 Olympic Games throughout her career. In 2012, she returned to CBC Nova Scotia as a reporter, sharing stories from her community.
Her curling accomplishments include winning two women’s world championships in 2001 and 2004, and six Scotties Tournament of Hearts national titles between 1982 and 2004. She also won the world senior women’s curling championship in 2017.
Jones was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2016, and in 2024 she was invested into the Order of Canada by Governor General Mary Simon in recognition of her athletic accomplishments and broadcast career.
The CBC News Hall of Fame was established in 2015 to honour individuals who have demonstrated a lasting impact on the CBC and Canadian journalism. Previous inductees include Knowlton Nash, Joe Schlesigner, Barbara Frum, Trina McQueen, Peter Stursberg, Matthew Halton, Ernest Tucker, Rassi Nashalik, Ann Medina, Adrienne Clarkson and Michael D’Souza.
Photo of Colleen Jones courtesy of CBC
