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Annette Hamm (pronounced Haum) is a Canadian retired news anchor and reporter. She is best known for co-hosting Morning Live, a three-hour morning show that aired on CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario weekdays from 6 am to 9 am, which she co-hosted from 2005 until her retirement in June 2026.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Hamm grew up on a tobacco farm outside of Langton, Ontario.
Hamm has been at CHCH since 1986. She graduated from the Mohawk College Broadcast Journalism program in 1987.[3] Before being named Morning Live co-host in 2005, Hamm was the station's crime reporter and a backup news anchor. She has also covered general assignment and the environmental beat for the station. She previously co-anchored the Noon News before it was cancelled.[citation needed]
In March 2026, CHCH announced that Hamm would retire in June 2026 after 40 years with the station.[4] Hamm presented her final edition of Morning Live on 19 June 2026 and retired from CHCH later that month.[5] As part of its coverage of her final show, CHCH stated that Hamm would remain involved with the station through a podcast and a recurring book segment on Morning Live beginning in the fall of 2026.[6]
Awards and honours
[edit]Hamm was named a 2015 Woman of Distinction (Public Affairs).
References
[edit]- ↑ "Annette Hamm's final sign-off". CHCH. CHCH-TV. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "CHCH News legend Annette Hamm departs from Morning Live after decades on air". CHCH. CHCH-TV. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "In Touch" (PDF). Spring 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ↑ "Morning Live's Annette Hamm to retire after nearly 40 years with CHCH". X. CHCH News. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "Annette Hamm's final sign-off". CHCH. CHCH-TV. 18 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "CHCH News legend Annette Hamm departs from Morning Live after decades on air". CHCH. CHCH-TV. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
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