Carolyn Jarvis
South Bayview’s Carolyn Jarvis is a seasoned reporter and anchor for Global News. Most people might say she has already seen enough excitement for one lifetime. But as Chief Correspondent for Global’s public affair program 16×9, (seen Saturdays at 7 p.m.) the 34-year-old Carolyn knows the phone could ring at any time directing her to cover a story in some distant corner of the world. Maybe that’s why she values her home turf, the “warm and friendly” shops and businesses of South Bayview. She knows it well. Among frequent stops is the handy and well-stocked Valu mart at Bayview and Davisville. A typical day stolen from the office will see Carolyn in and out of Bestway Cleaners, Write Impressions, de la mer, Kim’s Nail Salon and Alex Cheese, to name a few. A favourite shopping spot for Carolyn is Your Clothes Friend. “I just can’t say enough about the service,” she said, recounting special favours and smart retail relations on the part of owner Wendy Goldman. Ten years into a career reporting for Global News, Carolyn Jarvis is at the top of her game professionally. Like all successful television personalities she has worked hard to achieve her success and finds the hard work just keeps on coming. With it all, Carolyn is at home on Merton Street with her partner Bill Vlaad and his two children, boys aged 8 and 10. Like all kids they find the allure of Hollywood Gelato irresistible, she finds. A stop at Alex Cheese to pick out a favourite or two is also sometimes on the trip up to Manor Road and back. Carolyn’s time at home in South Bayview often includes a meal at Riz. Mr. Vlaad’s firm, Vlaad and Company, specializes in the recruitment of personnel in the investment banking industry. Add to Carolyn’s accomplishments a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. She broke into television with this considerable talent before deciding her forte would be news. And yet her training as a lyric soprano and love of light opera sometimes make her long for an opportunity to sing publicly, even in a local ensemble. No doubt many would be eager to have her. But the demanding and unpredictable schedule of Carolyn Jarvis would spell disappointment she fears. The Global profile of Carolyn reminds us of how she really spends her time: “Her work, ranging from investigative to feature reporting, has won numerous awards – including a national RTDNA award for her profile of Cirque du Soleil’s casting department.” First published March 2014.
