Jill Krop

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Jill Krop is a Canadian journalist and broadcaster. Krop was News Director and Station Manager for Global BC, Global BC anchor and local radio personality.

Biography[]

She was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1963 and raised in British Columbia, where she studied journalism at The British Columbia Institute of Technology, and graduated with her BCIT Diploma of Technology in Broadcast Communications in 1986. She started her career at CKPG in Prince George, followed by a challenging year at CFRE in Regina. Next was the move east to Atlantic Satellite Network in Halifax where she worked for six years, hosting everything from major newscasts to becoming one of the original anchors of the popular Breakfast Television. ASN awarded her a GOLD CANPRO* for her work. In 1995, she returned to her home in British Columbia where she joined British Columbia Television as a junior news anchor beginning with the Weekend Morning and Noon News. In September 2001, she took over the reins of News Hour Final, weeknights on Global BC, from who returned to reporting. Occasionally, she sub hosts for Global BC News Hour and Global National. Most recently, Krop was the host of Unfiltered on BC1, and had quite regularly 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, effective immediately. Her new role means she is leaving as host of the BC1 show, Unfiltered.

Krop has donated her time over the years as master of ceremonies for various fundraising events. She has hosted such events for BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Influential Women in Business Awards, Gold Georgie Award Winners 2003, 2005 BC Export Awards Gala, and most notably co-hosting both Variety Club Show of Hearts and The Children's Miracle Network Telethon, aired on Global BC.

Krop has played small roles in television and film, usually as a TV reporter or news anchor (late 1990s to current).^[1]

Personal life[]

She was previously married to Nancy Regan's colleague Paul Mennier until 1994. That same year, replaced her for Atlantic Satellite Network's version of Breakfast Television following her divorce.

Krop and her partner, Burnaby firefighter Dave Samson, had their first child, a son, in 2008.

References[]

External links[]

• Jill Krop, Global BC
• Jill Krop at IMDb