Tara Nelson Biography and Wiki

Tara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor. She joined CTV Calgary in November 2010, as the anchor, replacing Barb Higgins, who left the position after joining the mayoral race in Calgary. Tara joined CTV from London, England where she was working as a foreign correspondent. A journalist since 1991, Tara has been a reporter, producer, and anchor, covering some of Canada and the world’s most interesting events.

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10 Quick Facts About Tara Nelson

1. Name: Tara Nelson
2. Age: Not Available
3. Birthday: Not Known
4. Zodiac Sign: Not Known
5. Height: Not Known
6. Nationality: Canadian
7. Occupation: Television Journalist and News Anchor
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: $73,262 and $128,870
10. Net worth: $690 thousand

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Previously she worked as a reporter and anchor for CITV-DT in Edmonton, CHEK-DT in Victoria, and CHAN-DT in Vancouver before joining Global National as a reporter.  Tara served as the program’s weekend anchor and primary weekday substitute anchor from 2005 to 2008.

Tara Nelson Age and Birthday

Tara’s age, date of birth, and birthday are publicly not available. We will update this section once this information is available.

Tara Nelson Height and Weight 

Tara stands at an average height and has moderate weight. She appears to be quite tall in stature if her photos, relative to her surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Tara Nelson Education

Tara holds an honours diploma from NAIT and speaks English.

Tara Nelson Parents and Siblings

Tara was born and raised by her parents in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Our efforts to find out more about her family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Tara parents is still unclear. It is also not known if she has any siblings. Nevertheless, this section will be updated as soon as it is available.  Tara is always thrilled to be able to spend more time with her two sisters and old friends.

Tara Nelson Husband and Children

Tara is married to her husband Stephen Harper it is not publicly known if they have any children. When not at work Tara and her husband love to travel and eat good food (cooked by someone else!). They share their home with a very bossy, but very cute Wheaten Terrier.

Tara Nelson Salary

Nelson gets a salary ranging between $73,262 and $128,870 a year.

Tara Nelson Net Worth

Nelson has an estimated net worth of $690 thousand dollars as of 2022. This includes her assets, money and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a journalist. Through her various sources of income, Tara has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Tara Nelson Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Tara Nelson.

Tara Nelson Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Tara Nelson
• Popular As: Tara Nelson
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Journalist and anchor
• Nationality: Canadian
• Race / Ethnicity: Not known
• Religion: Not known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Tara Nelson Birthday

• Age / How Old?: Not known
• Zodiac Sign: Not known
• Date of Birth: Not known
• Place of Birth: Sherwood Park, Alberta
• Birthday: Not known

Tara Nelson Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not available
• Height / How Tall?: Not available
• Weight: Not available
• Eye Color: Not available
• Hair Color: Not available
• Shoe Size:Not available

Tara Nelson Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not known
• Mother: Not known
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not known
• Marital Status: Married
• Husband/Spouse: Stephen Harper
• Dating / Boyfriend: Not applicable
• Children: Not known

Tara Nelson Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: Around $690 thousand (2022)
• Salary: between $73,262 and $128,870
• Source of Income: Journalism

Tara Nelson House and Cars

• Place of living: Sherwood Park, Alberta
• Cars: Car brand to be updated

Tara Nelson  CTV Calgary

Tara joined CTV Calgary in November 2010, as the anchor of the News at 6 replacing Barb Higgins, who left the position after joining the mayoral race in Calgary. She joined CTV from London, England where she was working as a foreign correspondent.

A journalist since 1991, Tara has been a reporter, producer and anchor, covering some of Canada and the world’s most interesting events.

Throughout her career, she has interviewed thousands of people from royals and world leaders, to astronauts and athletes. Tara has covered nearly two dozen federal, provincial and civic elections in several provinces and three countries.

Prior to becoming a foreign correspondent, Tara was a national reporter. Her time with both jobs took her to a number of hotspots around the globe, fronting some of the most significant events in recent history, from 9/11 and major California wildfires to earthquakes in Italy and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

She has been embedded with Canadian troops in Afghanistan, covered Team Canada at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turino, and introduced the world to South Africa proudly showing off its growth at the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg.

From 2001 to 2008 Tara was also well known as the backup anchor and weekend anchor for Global National with Kevin Newman.

Tara is based in Calgary and is proudly connected to several Calgary organizations. She is a devoted volunteer at the Calgary Humane Society.

She is also humbled to help Discovery House, a second-stage shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence, and the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter.

Tara also volunteers with Habitat for Humanity strapping on her tool belt every year during Women Build.

Some of her fellow news team at Global News include;

• Chris Gailus
• Squire Barnes
• Kristi Gordon
• Jay Janower
• Jay Durant
• Sonia Sunger
• Paul Haysom
• Mark Madryga
• Kaitlyn Herbst
• Jordan Armstrong
• Sonia Deol
• Barry Deley
• Yvonne Schalle
• Linda Aylesworth
• Keith Baldrey
• Coleen Christie
• Jill Bennett
• Ted Chernecki
• Rumina Daya
• Anne Drewa
• John Hua
• Grace Ke
• Aaron McArthur
• Robin Gill
• Abigail Bimman
• Aalia Adam

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