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
^ 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.
^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports" . Broadcast Dialogue , May 28, 2024.
^ a b "Debra Arbec and Andrew Chang – Co-anchors for CBC News: Montreal" . The Montrealer . March 11, 2013.
^ 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 .
^ "CBC Montreal's Debra Arbec nominated for Canadian Screen Award" . CBC News . Montreal. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020 .
^ Furdyk, Brent (26 March 2019). "Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners" . Entertainment Tonight Canada . Retrieved 15 March 2020 .
^ "Debra Arbec nominated for Canadian Screen Award" . CBC News . Montreal. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020 .