Jun 7, 2019
Daughter, gymnast, sports anchor, wife, mother, morning show
host Lianne Laing was born and raised in Ottawa.
She attended the University of Massachusetts/Amherst on a full
NCAA gymnastics scholarship and graduated with two business degrees
before spending 20 years as a television broadcaster where she
worked as a sports anchor and a host for Ottawa’s CTV Morning Live.
She covered everything from olympians, chefs, celebrities,
community leaders and more. She reside's in Ottawa with
her husband Tony and two daughters.
In this podcast Lianne shares how an early childhood gymnastic
competition accident changed everything for her at the age of
eleven, including her own surprise leap into broadcasting, along
with her scary transition into entrepreneurial life. Lots of
exciting messages including how her dad's passing continues to
influence her decisions today.
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“I am incredibly great-full for the opportunity that athletics
gave me to travel, compete in some of the most interesting places,
meet amazing people and it offered me a four year education
traveling the United States at a division one school and two
business degrees”
--Lianne Laing
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