She earned a BA degree from St Francis Xavier in Nova Scotia, and a
diploma in radio and TV broadcasting from Algonquin College in Ontario.
She started out as a writer and production assistant, then became a
reporter and news reader for CJCB radio in Cape Breton. She joined CBC
radio in 1989, eventually moving to CBC TV. She is the Halifax
correspondent for The National news program, and lives in Bedford, Nova
Scotia.