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Introductions and Career Beginnings

Tamara Taggert is a Canadian broadcaster. She was born May 2, 1968 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended BCIT in Burnaby, British Columbia for college and studied Broadcast Communications. She graduated in 1991, along with popular Vancouver sports broadcaster <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shorthouse">John Shorthouse</a>. It wasn't until 1997 that she reached a recurring role on CIVT-TV, which was known at "Vancouver Television" at the time. CIVT-TV is the only full-fledged CTV station in British Columbia, and also the only in the Pacific Time Zone.

Taggert began by presenting the community calendar, and then progressed to co-host the morning breakfast show. Later she was promoted to the evening news entertainment role. In 2001 she chose to present at the weather desk, where she remained for nine years. She was awarded the "Best TV Weather Person" award by Georgia Straight's Annual Reader's Poll. She was also  In January of 2011, she transferred to the news desk.

Multi-platform Success

In addition to her CIVT-TV work experience, she hosted the home renovation show Love it or Lose It for two seasons that aired on HGTV (the Home and Garden Network.) She was nominated for a Leo award in 2005 for "Best Host, Lifestyle Series" for the show. She appeared on several television series such as Robinson Arms, Cold Squad, and Touching Evil. She also was in films such as Antitrust, Josie and the Pussycats, Halloween: Resurrection and Along Came a Spider.

Taggert was named "Woman of the Year" in 2003 at the Consumer's Choice Awards. She has appeared on the cover of TV Week Magazine seven times.

The Beginnings and Endings of the CTV-TV Journey

On December 8, 2010, it was announced that Taggert would co-anchor the CTV News at Six alongside Mike Killeen. They were preceeded by longtime anchors <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Martin_(television_reporter)">Pamela Martin</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Good">Bill Good</a> who announced their resignation together on December 7, 2010. Tamara and Mike had their first broadcast on January 3, 2011 and spent seven years working together with a supportive and enthusiastic viewership. On April 9, 2018, Taggert and Killeen were shockingly synonymously fired from CTV.

"This refresh is the latest step in our ongoing commitment to deliver the most trusted breaking news and valuable context behind the most significant stories of the day.", Les Staff, the news director at CTV announced. "Mike and Tamara are consummate professionals, and we wish them the very best on what's to come", Staff said.

Many viewers were furious and took to Twitter to comment their disapproval. "The ONLY reason I watched @CTVVancouver was for @tamarataggart and @Mike_Killeen" one user, @socialsgoddess, wrote. "Horrible decision @CTVVancouver. You lost a family of viewers today." @chris24nelson added "Hey @CTVVancouver I am done with you. @Mike_Killeen and @tamarataggart were the LAST and ONLY reason I tuned in to your station."

Behind the Scenes: Down Syndrome

Sharing her personal life and difficult experiences openly with viewers has earned her widespread respect and support.

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She was married on February 4, 2006 to Dave Glenn, an award-winning guitarist and music prodicer. He was previously in the famed Matthew Good Band and is currently in the active 54-40. The couple welcomed their son, Beckett, on August 2, 2007 and their daughter, Zoe, on September 24, 2008. Their youngest daughter, Poppy, was born August 16, 2010.

Beckett was born with Down Syndrome and Taggert is a strong supporter of related charities. She posts frequently of her love and support for Beckett and others living with Down Syndrome.

More than Meets the Eye: Cancer

Taggert has also had a very public battle with cancer that she was willing to speak about on-air, in interviews, and on social media. In January 2012, Taggert passed out in the studio washroom at CTV news. After being rushed to the hospital, doctors found a ruptured tumour about the size of a fist. It had been growing for several years as Taggert suffered with symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, and chronic headaches. Formally diagnosted with GIST, surgeons were able to remove the tumour from her small intestine in a surgery that lasted five hours. GIST is a rare sarcoma that affects only 15 in one million. In January of 2014, Taggert appeared as a "Cancer Cover Girl" for a British Columbia magazine. She said the experience proved therapudeic. "It takes the weight of the world off of your shoulders when you share common experiences, including those about cancer" she stated. On February 19, 2015, Taggert posted on Twitter that she took her last dose of cancer medication. "Good riddance to my numerous side-effects. No more fatigue, muscle cramping, crappy hair, brutal immune system or water retention", she said of her "miracle worker" pills.

Reflections

In the BC Living magazine, Taggert responded to her newfound remission. "I don't get worked up about little things like I used to. Things that used to make me crazy, I stop and think 'Tamara, what are you doing? It doesn't matter.'" "Everyone is going through something, even if it isn't always immediately apparent."

"I savour every moment with the kids. I always did, but now I'm hyperaware of every moment. And I was always clear about what's important to me, who's important to me, but it's crystal clear now. Crystal clear. I don't care what people say or think about me anymore. I feel more grounded, more mature, wiser."

Taggert's active Twitter (@tamarataggart) has over 36,000 followers. In response to her recent termination, on April 10, 2018 she stated "I spent the day reading messages, texts, tweets, and emails. I'm in a puddle of tears, overwhelmed by your kindness. It's been my privilege to have grown up with you the past 21 years. The love you have shown me is with me forever." On April 25th she updated "Doing something I haven't done in decades...be alone. This is a pretty nice place to think, reflect and hopefully begin to heal. xx" Her Facebook (@TamaraLeeTaggart) has over 18,000 followers and mimics her Twitter posts. Her Instagram (@tamarataggart) has over 37,000 followers.

Sources

https://twitter.com/tamarataggart?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamara_Taggart 
https://www.facebook.com/TamaraLeeTaggart/ 
https://www.straight.com/news/1055581/tv-stations-wont-report-ctv-news-viewers-are-furious-over-ouster-tamara-taggart-and 
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/04/10/tamara-taggart-mike-killeen-fired_a_23407485/ 
https://www.instagram.com/tamarataggart/?hl=en 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIVT-DT 
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/tears-of-joy-tamara-taggart-celebrates-milestone-in-cancer-fight-1.2244032 
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Tamara+Taggart+Cancer+cover+girl/9427641/story.html 
https://www.bcliving.ca/tamara-taggart-explains-her-rare-medical-condition

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