A former news anchor at Global Okanagan has thrown himself into the arena of municipal politics.
On Wednesday night, Rick Webber announced that he will be running for Kelowna City Council. Webber anchored the CHBC/Global Okanagan newscast for years, from 1990 to 2019.
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His first media job was on radio in 1976, on Prince Edward Island. He moved to BC in 1978 before moving to Kelowna, joining CHBC and becoming a familiar face to Okanagan residents.
“It is with great excitement (and some trepidation) that I have decided to run for the position of alderman on the Kelowna City Council this fall,” Webber announced on his Facebook page, adding that he has been thinking about making the leap into city politics. for some time. .
In a press release issued Thursday morning, Webber said, “Having lived in communities across Canada and British Columbia, I moved to Kelowna 32 years ago and quickly realized there was nowhere else I would rather live. Today, I still feel that way.”
In an interview with The Daily Courier in KelownaHe also said “after bringing news and information into people’s homes for so many years, I would like to continue contributing to this community as a public service”.
Webber also said, “I also bring management skills with me, having worked in supervisory positions in the fast-paced environment of radio and television newsrooms over a period of 40 years. I would like to use my communication skills to help keep an open dialogue between the city and its residents.”
Municipal elections throughout the province will be held on October 15.
Webber said he will fund his own campaign and accept no financial donations “and none of the expectations that night will come from donations.”
The Kelowna City Council currently has two former Global Okanagan reporters: Mayor Colin Basran and Councilor Mohini Singh.
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