CTV’s Sylvia signing off after 38 years
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Nearly 38 years after she joined CTV Winnipeg as the supper-hour newcast’s “weather gal,” Sylvia Kuzyk is signing off the air for good.
The veteran news anchor and weather specialist, one of the first female broadcasters in Western Canada, will be stepping down sometime in the fall, the station announced Monday.
Kuzyk, who was hired at then-CKY in 1974, has anchored and produced news and documentaries and hosted the daily arts and entertainment segment Spotlight, in addition to presenting Manitoba’s No. 1-rated weather forecast.
She has received numerous awards, including YM/YWCA Woman of Distinction, and in 2009, she was named a member of the Order of Manitoba.
“To say Sylvia is multi-talented is an understatement,” said CTV Winnipeg news director Karen Mitchell. “We’re happy for her. She’s a role model for female broadcasters, and a genuine, classy lady.”
The decision to step away from the desk was a tough one, said Kuzyk, who was reluctant to use the r-word.
“I hate the word retire. It’s more about just doing the things I’ve put in the background for such a long time,” said the Winnipeg icon during a telephone interview.
“I’d love anything to do with the arts. I’ve always been interested in and passionate about theatre, environmental issues and anything to do with helping to alleviate the poverty in our community. There’s just tons and tons of things.”
One of the highlights of her career, she said, has been the technological advances of weather-prediction. “Being a weather specialist has become a pretty high-tech job, and it’s been absolutely amazing to see the changes here over the years, the new tools at our disposal and how they keep evolving all the time,” Kuzyk said. “That has been very exciting.”
“But mostly I feel humbled and just really grateful to the community and the viewers who — I know it sounds schmaltzy — have welcomed me into their lives all these years.”
