Stefan Keyes has been announced as CTV Ottawa’s new weekday anchor for CTV News at Five and CTV News at 11:30.
Keyes’ appointment was announced during Tuesday night’s newscast by departing anchor Matt Skube, who is moving on from the station after 11 years.
Born and raised in Ottawa, Keyes has most recently been co-hosting the local edition of CTV Morning Live, alongside Rosey Edeh and Melissa Lamb.
“The storytelling style of the evening news will always be my first journalistic love. Its depth, sincerity, compassion, and ability to give weight to the happenings of the world on a local level is what I was raised on,” said Keyes, in a Bell Media announcement. “It’s a true blessing to keep the nation’s capital informed on a daily basis, and this role is a privilege I don’t take lightly.”
“An exceptional leader and journalist, Stefan understands the importance of local news, and its significance in empowering people with the information they need to know,” said Jodi Hamilton, Operations Manager, Local Radio/TV, Ottawa & Eastern Ontario. “With Stefan at the helm of these weekday newscasts, CTV News Ottawa will continue to ensure that our community is well informed of the biggest news updates across all platforms.”
“Stefan is a familiar and trusted voice to Ottawa viewers, making him the perfect person to lead our 5 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. newscasts,” added Peter Angione, Director of News and Information Programming, Bell Media Ottawa. “He has years of experience as a reporter and anchor, and he is extremely well known in the Ottawa community.”
A graduate of Carleton University’s Journalism program, Keyes began his career at CTV News Ottawa in 2008 before moving to Calgary to anchor Global News’ morning show. He returned to CTV Ottawa in 2016.
