Jim Beatty

Jim Beatty

Anchor CHEK News at 5pm and 6:30pm

Award-winning journalist Jim Beatty joined CHEK News as anchor in 2012 following a long media career, including nearly 17 years covering the BC Legislature.

Skye Ryan

Skye Ryan

Weekend Anchor and Mid-Island Reporter

Skye Ryan anchors CHEK News at 5 & 10 pm on Weekends and reports from the mid-island during the week.

Ed Bain

Ed Bain

Weather Guy
Ed has won several broadcasting awards since starting his career in small town Weyburn, Saskatchewan in 1974, including being named “Broadcaster of the Year” in 2005 by the BC Association of Broadcasters.
Dana Hutchings

Dana Hutchings

CHEK Point Anchor / Assistant News Director
Dana Hutchings wants to know what you think. On CHEK Point every weekday, she asks a question and looks to the streets of Vancouver Island and social media for your responses.
Stacy Ross

Stacy Ross

Anchor and Reporter

“Embrace change” is Stacy Ross’ motto after moving from sports anchor to news anchor and tv station co-owner – but she loves it!

Dean Stoltz

Dean Stoltz

Video Journalist - North Island

Based in the beautiful Comox Valley, Dean Stoltz covers the North Island for CHEK NEWS and covers a lot of ground, air and sea doing it!

Kendall Hanson

Kendall Hanson

Video Journalist - Mid Island
Kendall Hanson is one of CHEK's video journalists. Based in Nanaimo, he can be seen filing reports almost anywhere north of the Malahat.
Jeff King

Jeff King

Sports Director / Co-host Game On!
Jeff King is a bit of sports nut….he loves to play the games and to tell the stories of all sports on Vancouver Island.
Mike Walker

Mike Walker

Anchor/ Reporter CHEK Sports
Mike Walker is in his rookie season as a part of the CHEK Sports team, serving as an anchor and reporterwhile also contributing Vancouver Island’s only weekly sports show, Game On!
Bruce Kirkpatrick

Bruce Kirkpatrick

Senior Reporter
Bruce Kirkpatrick is the senior reporter and the longest serving employee of CHEK NEWS. Bruce joined CHEK in 1972.
Gordie Tupper

Gordie Tupper

Weather / Around Town

Gordie Tupper has worked at CHEK for 25 years. He resides on the Saanich peninsula with his wife Sue, not far from his two sons & his grandson.

Vee Cooper

Vee Cooper

Health/Human Interest Reporter
Vee is a graduate of Camosun College’s Applied Communication Program. She was hired as a summer practicum student to archive news footage at CHEK, and she’s been here ever since, doing almost every job at the station!
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Tess van Straaten

Anchor / Reporter
Tess van Straaten is a fourth-generation Victoria native who has lived and worked all over Canada and even overseas.
April Lawrence

April Lawrence

Anchor 10pm
You can find April Lawrence anchoring CHEK News at 10 during the week and CHEK News at 5 on weekends.  April recently moved to Vancouver Island from the Okanagan and she is excited about the new adventure.  From the lovely scenery to the friendly people and the fresh ocean air, theIsland is a fantastic new home.
Monica Martinez

Monica Martinez

Video Journalist
It was a desire to learn something new everyday and work with people and ideas that led Monica to journalism.