Anita Bathe

{{Short description|Canadian television journalist}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Anita Bathe''' is a Canadian television journalist, best known as an anchor of ''CBC News Vancouver at Six'' on CBUT-DT in Vancouver, British Columbia from 2018 to 2024.<ref name=abbotsford>"Abbotsford journalist named co-host of CBC Vancouver News". ''Abbotsford News'', November 5, 2018.</ref>

A native of Abbotsford, British Columbia, she is a graduate of MEI and the British Columbia Institute of Technology.<ref name=abbotsford/> She began her career as a community channel reporter for Shaw TV in the Vancouver area, later working for various commercial radio stations in the Vancouver and Victoria markets before joining the CBC as a reporter in 2016.<ref name=abbotsford/> She became coanchor with Mike Killeen of the 6 p.m. news in 2018,<ref>"Veteran Vancouver broadcaster Mike Killeen hired to anchor CBC's 6 p.m. news". ''Vancouver Sun'', November 5, 2018.</ref> and continued as sole anchor of the program after Killeen retired in 2021.<ref>Scott Brown, "CBC Vancouver news anchor Mike Killeen calls it a career". ''Vancouver Sun'', May 14, 2021.</ref>

In 2022, she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Local News Anchor at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards.<ref>Jamie Samhan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220405013214/https://etcanada.com/news/882769/2022-canadian-screen-award-winners-broadcast-news-and-documentary-factual/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Winners: Broadcast News And Documentary & Factual"]. ''ET Canada'', April 4, 2022.</ref>

In March 2025, after being away from the anchor desk on maternity leave, she announced her retirement from the CBC to take another job outside of journalism.<ref>Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/cbc-vancouver-anchor-anita-bathe-announces-shes-leaving-journalism/ "CBC Vancouver anchor Anita Bathe announces she’s leaving journalism"]. ''Broadcast Dialogue'', March 27, 2025.</ref>

She is of South Asian background.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mainstream Media Takeover: South Asian Women Making Reigns |url=https://www.desitoday.ca/mainstream-media-takeover-south-asian-women-making-reigns/ |website=desitoday.ca |access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>

==Awards== 2022 - Canadian Screen Awards - Best local news anchor<ref>{{cite web |title=CBC Vancouver takes home 2 Canadian Screen Awards |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cbc-vancouver-takes-home-2-canadian-screen-awards-1.6408461 |access-date=5 August 2022 |date=2022-04-04}}</ref>

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