Local news legend Jazz Sanghera retires from CTV News Vancouver

CTV News Vancouver's irreplaceable Jazz Sanghera celebrates his retirement after establishing an exciting and storied career in journalism.

One of the very first hires at CTV News Vancouver – back when it was Vancouver Television – has packed up his camera and gear for the last time.

Field producer and videographer Jazz Sanghera celebrated his final shift Wednesday, leaving his fingerprints on every show the station has produced over the years.

News director Ethan Faber remembers Sanghera joining the fledgling station 28 years ago, as an established industry veteran.

“A lot of us had no idea what we were doing, so we needed to lean on people who did know what they were doing,” Faber said. “And that was Jazz.”

He covered countless stories that shaped B.C., from the 2006 sinking of the Queen of the North ferry to the 2011 Stanley Cup riot in downtown Vancouver.

“Jazz was just a consummate professional,” said Rob Brown, who reported from the epicentre of the riot alongside Sanghera. “Fearless in the face of some really volatile circumstances.”

Watch CTV News Vancouver’s Mona Mahmoud’s tribute to Sanghera’s storied journalism career here.