Vassy Kapelos Biography
Vassy Kapelos is a renowned Canadian political journalist, currently serving as the chief political correspondent for CTV News. Previously, she worked as the host of Power & Politics on CBC News from 2018 to 2022. Vassy has also worked as the Ottawa bureau chief for Global News and the host of the network’s Sunday morning political affairs show.
Vassy Kapelos Age
How old is Vassy? Kapelos is 42 years old as of 2023. She was born on May 6, 1981, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, she celebrates her birthday on May 6th every year.
Vassy Kapelos Education
Kapelos attended and graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004. In addition, she holds a Master of Arts degree from Dalhousie University.
Vassy Kapelos Husband
Kapelos is happily married to Frank Boldt since the year 2019. The couple is blessed with one child. However, we have not yet established more details about his marital life.
Vassy Kapelos Children
Kapelos has only one kid whose name is not yet available. It is also not known whether she has a son or a daughter.
Vassy Kapelos Career
Kapelos started her broadcast career in Swift Current and worked for the Global Television Network’s station in Saskatoon and Edmonton. She even worked as the Edmonton station’s provincial political affairs reporter. This role made her best known for breaking the story about the large severance package paid out to Premier Alison Redford’s outgoing chief of staff in 2013.
Vassy was also part of the reporting team for the series on the ambulance industry in Alberta. The series drew on revealing interviews with paramedics and other sources and an in-studio interview with Alberta Minister of Health Fred Horne to reveal an under-resourced industry that was endangering Alberta residents.
The above series also prompted the provincial government to initiate a review of the system as a whole and won the 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series in the international category.
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Vassy then transferred to the Ottawa bureau in 2013 and became bureau chief in 2016 and host of The West Block in 2017 following the retirement of Tom Clark. Later in February 2018, Kapelos left Global to join CBC News Network as the new host of Power & Politics.
On November 8, 2022, CTV announced that Vassy would be joining the station as its chief political correspondent and host of two political shows, Power Play and Question Period.
She later joined CTV News in 2022 to become the host of Power Play and Question Period. She also hosts The Vassy Kapelos Show on iHeartRadio.
Vassy Kapelos Net Worth
Kapelos has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million. Her income is mainly from her successful career as a broadcast journalist.
Vassy Kapelos Salary
Kapelos earns an estimated annual salary of between $40,000 – $70,000.