
Jay Janower
Sports Anchor / Reporter
An accomplished journalist and sports anchor, and articulate communicator, in his almost 30-year career, Jay is the weekend Anchor on Global News Morning and Global News at Noon.
A sports enthusiast, his sports reports air weeknights on Global News Hour at 6.
Jay has had the privilege of interviewing many sports icons, including Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Pat Quinn, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Mario Andretti, and covering major sporting events such as the 2010 Winter Olympics, Super Bowl XXXII, Stanley Cup Finals, the Grey Cup, BC Summer/Winter Games, Molson Indy Vancouver, and Various PGA and LPGA Tour Events.
In 2014, the PGA of Canada named him BC Media Personality of the Year and for three consecutive years he has appeared on the Georgia Straight’s Best of Vancouver List of top three favorite sports anchors. In 2016, he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his hosting work on Global’s national coverage of the Canadian Open.
Jay is a strong advocate for the role of sports in developing healthy communities and children. A proficient speaker, he regularly donates his time as a professional MC for various causes.
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Video Archives
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BC Lions gear up for the 2025 CFL season
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Whitecaps FC the hottest team in MLS
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Weekend Tee: JM Media Meadow Gardens Championship
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First full week of BC Lions training camp
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New film depicts rise of local MMA star
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Whitecaps looking to make 5 wins in a row
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Jay Janower’s annual Mother’s Day Salute 2025
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BC Lions getting set for 2025 season
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Vancouver Bandits 2025 season
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Weekend Tee: Surrey Open
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Vancouver Whitecaps on a roll
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Whitecaps face Inter Miami in 2nd leg of championship cup
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PWHL vice-president on why Vancouver was picked as expansion team
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Speculation surrounds Rick Tocchet’s future as Vancouver Canucks’ head coach
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Port Moody Oldtimer Champions
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Whitecaps set to take on FC Dallas
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Celebrating 75 years of B.C. girls high school basketball
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This is BC: Athlete honoured for dedication to sports and community
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B.C. girls high school basketball provincials 75th year
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B.C.’s Cade Smith bringing the heat to his second MLB season
Author Archives
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‘Hockey is for everybody’: Alton White, former Black hockey player, reflects on careerAlton White started making headlines and putting up serious numbers as a teenager. He ripped up junior hockey and was a regular fixture on the scoresheet,PerspectivesFeb 8, 2023
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Georgette Reed becomes first ever female athletic director at Capilano University“I really enjoy the university environment and I knew I could make a difference here,” said Georgette Reed.SportsOct 23, 2022
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Meet the B.C. artist behind UNBC’s Indigenous athletics logo — a first for CanadaGitxsan artist Trevor Angus says it took more than four years for his bold design to make it onto UNBC's alternate jerseys, but that the reception has made it worth the wait.SportsOct 30, 2021
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Four BCHL officials become first all-female crew to work Canadian Junior A hockey gameGrace Barlow and Megan Howes served as referees while Melissa Brunn and Colleen Geddes worked the lines during Sunday's BCHL game between the Surrey Eagles and Langley Rivermen.SportsOct 18, 2021
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B.C.’s Justin Sourdif ready to lead Vancouver Giants after impressing at first NHL training campVancouver Giants captain Justin Sourdif describes his time at Florida Panthers training camp as 'surreal.'SportsOct 8, 2021