Lisa LaFlamme Biography
Lisa LaFlamme is a Canadian Television Journalist and formerly the Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of CTV National News, born and brought up in Kitchener, Canada. Currently, LaFlamme serves as a CityNews special correspondent at Rogers Media. She joined the station on September 9, 2022, to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II and her legacy. She also reported from London for CityNews and its platforms.
Previously, LaFlamme served as the news international affairs correspondent and substitute host for CTV National News. Also, in August 2022, CTV announced it was ending her contract, due to a “business decision” to take the programme in a “different direction”, eventually replacing her with Omar Sachedina.
Lisa LaFlamme Age
LaFlamme is [calculate_years datestring=”7/25/1964″] years old, she was born on July 25, 1964, in Kitchener, Canada. She celebrates her birthday on July 25 every year, her birth sign is Leo.
Lisa LaFlamme Height
Lisa LaFlamme stands at an average height. She appears to be quite tall in stature in her photos, relative to her surroundings, if anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height are publicly not available. We will update this section once the information is available.
Lisa LaFlamme Weight
LaFlamme has a moderate weight. Her weight and other body measurements are publicly not available. We will update this section once the information is available.
Early Life and Education
Born on July 25, 1964, in Kitchener, Canada, LaFlamme is the daughter of David and Kathleen LaFlamme. She attended and graduated from St. Mary’s High School and later from the University of Ottawa.
Rise to Fame and Breakthrough Moment
- LaFlamme started her career at CTV’s Kitchener affiliate CKCO in 1989 as a copywriter and script assistant. She later moved on to become an anchor in 1997.
- Also, past roles include serving as the co-host on Canada AM between 2001 and 2003, as a parliamentary reporter, and on CTV NEWSNET (now CTV News Channel).
Media Affiliations
- Currently, LaFlamme serves as a CityNews special correspondent at Rogers Media. She joined the station on September 9, 2022, to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II and her legacy. She also reported from London for CityNews and its platforms.
Throughout her career, LaFlamme has worked with the following major media companies:
- CTV NewsNet (1998–2000)
- Canada AM (2001–2003)
- CTV National News correspondent (2003–2010)
- CTV National News anchor (2011–2022)
- CityNews special correspondent (2022-Present)
Major Achievements and Contributions
- She was named the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Gordon Sinclair Award in January 2023 for lifetime achievement in journalism at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards.
- Also, she was nominated for Best National News Anchor when the competitive category nominations were released in February. However, it was thereafter disclosed that she had been forced to surrender her nomination package as Bell Media had declined to submit her at all.
- She has obtained honorary doctorates from Wilfrid Laurier University (2006), University of Ottawa (2014), University of Windsor (2018), and Toronto Metropolitan University (2023).
Personal Life
Lisa LaFlamme Family, Parents
LaFlamme was born in Kitchener, Canada, as the daughter of David LaFlamme (father) and Kathleen LaFlamme (mother).
Lisa LaFlamme Siblings
LaFlamme spent her childhood alongside her three sisters; Colleen Boehmer, Christine Lang, and Joanne McKenzie.
Lisa LaFlamme Husband
LaFlamme is currently married to her husband, Michael Cooke, a journalist and publishing executive. He served as the editor of the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest-circulation daily newspaper.
Lisa LaFlamme Children
Any information about LaFlamme’s children is publicly not available. It is not known whether she has children or not. We will update this section once the information is available.
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What Channel is Lisa LaFlamme on now?
Currently, LaFlamme serves as a CityNews special correspondent at Rogers Media. She joined the station on September 9, 2022, to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II and her legacy. She also reported from London for CityNews and its platforms.