Carolyn Stokes

Carolyn Stokes is known for being a Canadian reporter with CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, and is frequently a cohost for the program, Here & Now

Background

Carolyn Stokes was the child of Canadian parents and had two siblings as she grew up. She had to go through a lot of poverty from her childhood and was not able to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle. Sometime, it was difficult for them to meet the daily needs of the family. In such a harsh financial condition, it was not possible for her to get her education from a very good institution. So, she had to attend a local school along with her siblings to get education. The local school was decent enough but it did not compare to the nicer schools away from Carolyn’s home. The school that was near Carolyn matched the needs of the residents because they both belonged to a low income profile. Carolyn’s parents were ashamed that they could not provide their children with a higher standard of living but they were trying their best to get them an education.

They used to live in a suburban area far away from the city where there were better schools available. Though she was from such a rural area, she always kept her general knowledge updated. She would try to learn things by reading the newspaper and watching television. Not much happened to her around her area so she needed to look externally to become cultured. She was lucky that she had technology around or else she would have stayed ignorant in her small sphere of influence. She also used to visit the library in the town to fetch some books. She loved to read different books on politics and also the different controversial affairs of some of the most renowned public figures. The library was an amazing place for Carolyn because it allowed her to mentally transport to different worlds.

Journalism Career

After finishing up her college studies, Carolyn was successful and achieved a bachelor’s degree as well as a master's degree in journalism. After completing her education, she started to pursue a successful career in her field of passion. Carolyn Stokes has always wanted to become a successful journalist and she put all her effort in trying to make her dreams come true. She started her initial career with a small news channel and after gathering some professional experience, she joined ABC News. She worked with ABC News for several years and covered many interesting stories and presented many news bulletins. She left the channel in the year 2000 to join the Fox News Channel. It was due to her constant dedication and focus in her work that she received many promotions in at channel.

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She was offered the position of Chief Reporter on the Fox News network. This was a huge turning point in her career. She wanted to do a particular news report concentrating on the harassment of the people and their losses due to the frequent terrorist attacks in the country. Though the board members did not grant her the permission earlier, they changed their tune quickly. After seeing her presentation and the advantages the report had, they gave her the permission to continue on with the report. The report fetched her lot of popularity and honor as a journalist in her career. She has also introduced her own blog in collaboration with the channel. She has also received much appreciation from her followers for her blog posting and discussion regarding other interesting issues. Stokes, being a successful woman in her career has a high net worth that is worthy for a professional and popular newscaster.

Personal Life

She is married to Allan Hawco and is leading a happy married life with her three children. She is a very responsible mother and wife. She has not left her job for giving her family more time but she balances both her workplace and her family very well. Carolyn does not stop expressing her values and opinions when she comes home. She has always cared about other people, especially low income people because she shared a similar background with them. She never forgot where she came from and wants to help out whenever she has the chance.

Growing up poor keeps her very humble. She now has all the money that the she would ever need but has never let it get to her head. She still treats people the same way because she was taught from an early age that you get what you put out. If you are a nice person, most people will return the favor. When CBC asked Carolyn to report on the homeless crisis, she was eager to get started. She wanted the country to shine a light on a huge issue that was not getting enough attention, “A survey of homelessness in St. John's says at least 165 people don't have stable housing, with many living in emergency shelters or couch surfing. The group took to the streets on April 11 as part of a nationwide effort to count and talk to all the homeless people they could find. The results were compiled in the report Everybody Counts 2018, released on Friday. Over a 24-hour period, volunteers and staff surveyed people between the ages of 17 and 78 living in varying degrees of homelessness. “

The investigative group went to the grounds to get a close look, “They visited shelters, food banks, outreach programs, correctional institutions and searched the streets to get a snapshot in time of the problem. Their survey found 98 people were staying in emergency shelters, 35 were couch surfing, 24 were in an institution, four were in transitional housing, and another four were living on the street. Project coordinator Pegah Memarpour said the count represents the minimum number of people experiencing homeless, because the nature of the point-in-time count means people will be missed. The homelessness count also found that 10 per cent of the people surveyed said they used incarceration to put a roof over their heads.”

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