After more than 11 years in the capital, CTV News Ottawa’s Matt Skube is signing off. Skube announced earlier this month that he will be leaving CTV News Ottawa, as his family embarks on a new adventure. “I really want to thank you, the viewers. I’ve been fortunate to be on the air in this city for more than 11 years. There is nothing I’ve enjoyed more than telling your stories and being able to make people smile,” he said during his final CTV News at Five broadcast Tuesday. “There have been a ton of ups and downs, difficult stories, light moments, but I will always cherish the interactions I’ve had with so many people in this community. Thank you for sharing your stories and for making this community what it is. I’m certainly going to miss it.” After growing up in Thunder Bay, Skube attended St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia before enrolling at the College of Sports Media in Toronto. He landed his first broadcasting job at Thunder Bay Television after graduation before moving to Ottawa. Skube joined CTV News Ottawa as the weekend weather anchor in 2013, before helping to launch CTV News at Five. Skube says he and his family are moving to Toronto, but this is not the end of his broadcasting career. “After a little bit of time off, my family and I will be moving to Toronto this summer. I’m also happy to share that I’m going to be staying in broadcasting, filling in on CTV and Bell Media programs and stations,” he said in a post on Instagram. “I already have some wonderful memories from time spent in the ‘Big Smoke’ and I can’t wait to make more with my wife and the boys. While we will miss Ottawa, we’re thrilled and looking forward to this next chapter.” In addition to anchoring CTV News at Five and CTV News at 11:30, Skube has supported numerous events and causes, including CHEO, Ronald McDonald House, Kids Help Phone and the Salvation Army’s Toy Mountain campaign. “From that part-time weather role, Matt eventually moved to news as weekend co-anchor with Katie Griffin and hosting a weekend radio show on Newstalk 580 CFRA. He helped us successfully launch CTV News at Five. He has appeared as a prominent news anchor on all our local newscasts,” said Peter Angione, Director of News & Information Programming, Bell Media Ottawa. “While we are sad Matt is leaving, we are thrilled for Matt and his family on their next adventure in Toronto. We are going to miss Matt, but we will be cheering him on, as we know whatever he does next, he’ll shine.” CTV News Ottawa’s Stefan Keyes has been named as the new anchor for CTV News at Five and 11:30.
