Personalities

LIAM NIXON

CHAT NEWS

A Calgary native, Liam graduated from the Broadcasting program at Mount Royal College in 2007. During his studies, he broadcast for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League and the Calgary Canucks of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. A month aftergraduation, he moved to Medicine Hat to begin his career at CHAT TV.

Liam is a converted Tigers fan, and will continue to cheer for his beloved Flames and Stamps. When he's not behind the desk, Liam can be found on the golf course, riding his bike, reading a good book, or enjoying quality downtime at home with his wife Jessica.

BOB RIDLEY

CHAT SPORTS

Shortly after arriving on the Chat scene, the Medicine Hat Tigers joined the Western hockey league and the result saw Bob becoming the play by play broadcaster, a job that he has held ever since.  Bob has broadcast all games but one and has witnessed the team winning five championships and two memorial cup championships, no doubt those trips to the memorial cup and broadcasting at that high level were a highlight of his career.

This Drumheller native graduated from the Radio and TV journalism program at Mount Royal College which led to him eventually coming back to Medicine Hat.

While enjoying covering all sports, Bob has played hockey, baseball, most racquet sports and was a member of the Alberta Canoe team for two years in the early ‘70’s.

Other career highlights for Bob came when he won the Civic Recognition sports award in 1995.  He was also named to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.  Then in 2005, won the Alberta Centennial award and more recently, two years ago, was the recipient of the RTNDA News Directors award.

Bob is married to wife Deb and has three children.  Son Bob is a dentist and lives in Edmonton and his two daughters live and have careers in Medicine Hat.

TY HUDEC

CHAT NEWS

Ty grew up just an hour north of Medicine Hat in the small farming community of Jenner. He then moved south to Redcliff at age 13 and lived there until he graduated from

Eagle Butte High School in 2010. Ty then moved to Edmonton where he studied TV Broadcasting at NAIT.

Ty's interest in Television came through his love of sports. He has competed in a number of sports in his life, including hockey, baseball and cross-country running. Ty is a fan of all sports and follows numerous leagues with great interest. His favorite teams include the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Blue Jays and New England Patriots.

Ty spent time at CHAT-TV interning during the summer of 2011. He looks forward to his continued work in the local sports scene of Medicine Hat.

MIRANDA ANTHISTLE

CHAT NEWS

Miranda is thrilled to be the newest member of the CHAT TV news team. Born in London, England and raised in Toronto, Ontario, she considers both great cities to be her home. After earning a B.A. with honours from Queen’s University in English Languageand Literature and Spanish Language, Miranda moved to Brazil where she was a reporter for a brief amount of time. She returned to Toronto where she graduated from the broadcast journalism program at Seneca College, followed by the post-graduate journalism program at Humber College.
Before making the move to Medicine Hat, Miranda was a chase producer at CTV Toronto.  
Her passion for reporting comes from her love of meeting new people and learning about their unique stories. Miranda is excited to explore the Hat and to be a part of telling stories that are important to this community. 
When she’s not in the newsroom, Miranda can be found volunteering at the SPCA, travelling, taking a Zumba class or two, Skyping with family and friends, and trying not to get lost while driving around the city.