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Betty Thompson
Born1934 (1934)
Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
Died1994(1994-00-00) (aged 59โ€“60)
Cause of deathBreast cancer
Alma materRyerson Polytechnical Institute
OccupationTelevision presenter
EmployerCKCO-TV

Betty Thompson (1934โ€“1994) was a Canadian television presenter who spent most of her career at CKCO-TV in Kitchener, Ontario. She was seen throughout Canada as host of CTV's version of Romper Room, a children's programme produced at CKCO's studios.

She was born in

Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
. She was married twice and had three daughters, Susan, Patricia and Judith.

The annual Betty Thompson Golf Classic began in 1992 as a financial support for

Oktoberfest and Big Sisters.[3]

During the four years she suffered from cancer, she openly discussed her disease, and was an advocate for its treatment.[4][5] The Betty Thompson Youth Centre, which opened in 1996[6][7][8] and has been run by Lutherwood since late 2000,[9] is named after her.[10]

Career

Betty began her career at CKCO in 1956, following graduation from Ryerson. Initially she was hired to write commercials which were performed live. After leaving the station for a teaching career, she returned in 1971.[11] In 1972-1975 she became the first host of national edition of Romper Room as "Miss Betty" airing on the CTV Television Network,[12] she returned in 1992 for a 20th anniversary special.[13] She also hosted other shows such as Ladies First, The Flower Spot, Be My Guest,[14] Tempo Ontario, Betty and Friends, numerous magazine shows,[15] parades,[16] and appeared at the Canadian National Exhibition.[17] In 1992 she became the station's community relations coordinator.[18]

Recognition

  • 1990: Kitchener Mayor's Dinner Honouree[19]
  • --: Rotary Club of Kitchener Paul Harris Fellow
  • 1991: Kitchener-Waterloo Citizen of the Year by the twin-cities' Junior Chamber of Commerce[20][21]
  • 1992: Kitchener-Waterloo Cancer Society's fund raising campaign honorary chair
  • 1995: Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Inductee[22]
  • 2007: Waterloo 150 Project - "Profiles of the Past, Present and Future: Waterloo at 150"[23]

References

  1. ^ Mosgrave, Jane (16 October 2000). "Zonta working for women". Cambridge Reporter. p. A3.
  2. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . 11 April 1994. p. B1.
  3. ^ Latif, Anam (12 April 2015). "Local charity celebrating 25 years: Founded by the late Betty Thompson, Best Friends continues to fundraise for various causes". Waterloo Region Record. p. B3.
  4. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. F2.
  5. The Windsor Star
    . p. C11.
  6. The Record
    . 21 February 1995. p. B1.
  7. ^ Wood, Dianne (22 April 1995). "Homeless youth, runaways to get downtown shelter". The Record. p. B2.
  8. ^ Wood, Dianne (29 March 1996). "Downtown youth centre officially opens its doors". The Record. p. B2.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Carol (15 December 2001). "Celebration with a sparkle; Betty Thompson Youth Centre marks 1st anniversary of reopening". The Record. p. B4.
  10. ^ "Our History". Lutherwood. Retrieved 26 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Flanagan, Ryan (17 May 2012). "100 years, 100 people: Arts and media". Kitchener Post. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  12. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. C12.
  13. The Vancouver Sun
    . p. C7.
  14. ^ Shaw, Ted (28 April 1987). "Of swansongs, round robins and war toys". Windsor Star. p. D7.
  15. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. E2.
  16. ^ "This week's specials". Toronto Star. 23 June 1979. p. 20. 125th Anniversary Parade - Bill Inkol and Betty Thompson host the city of Kitchener's 125th anniversary parade.
  17. ^ "Today's events at CNE". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 25 August 1982. p. 5.
  18. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. A18.
  19. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. D2.
  20. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. B1.
  21. Kitchener-Waterloo Record
    . p. B1.
  22. Waterloo Region Museum. Archived from the original
    on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Waterloo 150 Project - Betty Thompson" (PDF). Waterloo Public Library. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

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