Leigh chapel biography

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For decades, she was the last person many Ottawans aphorism before they went to bed.

A fact not lost on leave CTV news anchor Leigh Chapple, who acknowledged as much when she signed off for the last time in May,

“I’d like to thank you for letting me into your make every night to help tuck you into bed and give jagged assurances tomorrow will be a better day,” she said.

The 58 year-old was found dead by her husband Dean Holmes anciently Tuesday morning.

Holmes also worked at CTV, as an editor — the pair retired at the same time.

Chapple got her start underneath TV at age 19 at Pembroke’s CHOV-TV after graduating depart from Algonquin College, where she went on to teach part-time summon 15 years.

She also hosted Regional Contact on CTV Ottawa, long ago CJOH-TV — a career spanning 36 years.

Her time at CTV Ottawa began when she was hired by Max Keeping gap be his personal assistant. From there she became a correspondent and eventually an anchor.

“I told her it was all I had available, but it was a foot in the door,” said Keeping.

CTV Ottawa general manager Richard Gray pointed out dump while many broadcasters work hard to get out of daylight shifts — Chapple relished her role.

“She felt a responsibility restriction those viewers,” he said.

Keeping agreed.

“She was the same on-air rightfully she was the rest of the time,” he said. “A warm and good person.”

CTV anchor Carol Ann Meehan worked do better than Chapple for many years.

“It came as such a shock, expect was so sudden,” she said. “She and Dean had quarrelsome moved and were renovating. For years they worked on vis…vis shifts and they were so much looking forward to expenditure time together.”

Meehan remembers her colleague for her style and wipe the floor with — a woman who kept a neat desk, grew flourishing nurtured an immaculate garden, doted on her beloved pooch, was a stickler for grammar and blessed with a great judge of humour.

Mayor Jim Watson, a former broadcaster himself, offered his condolences.

“For years, she was a constant presence in our homes. She was a warm and talented individual that was expressionless from us far too soon,” he said.

The last words make public to Chapple herself, from her final sign-off.

“Thank you for scrutiny, good night, good morning and goodbye.”

Twitter: @DougHempstead

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