CTV News anchor Steve Murphy announced as emcee for Hope in the City Leadership Breakfast

The Salvation Army Maritime Division is pleased to announce that local news authority Steve Murphy will serve as the emcee for the first annual Hope in the City Leadership Breakfast, set to take place Thursday, May 24, at the Westin Nova Scotian.

Originally from Saint John, N.B., Murphy has been a fixture of news broadcasting in the Maritimes for a more than three decades. After beginning his career in radio, he has worked on-air at CTV Atlantic since 1986, first as the host of Live at 5 before moving to anchor the newsdesk in 1993.

Murphy’s continued involvement in his community is well documented. He has served as the co-chair of the United Way’s Halifax campaign and hosted the IWK Telethon for Children for 15 years. He has also chaired the Christmas Daddies Fundraising Association for 15 years, in addition to hosting the Christmas Daddies annual telethon for an incredible 30 years. As the charity designated to distribute all Christmas Daddies funds to those in need, The Salvation Army has had the pleasure of working closely with Murphy in the past.

The Hope in the City Leadership Breakfast will bring together over 200 prominent business people and community leaders from around the region for a morning of networking, entertainment and education, all in support of the work that The Salvation Army is doing right here in the Maritimes. The event will feature former Canadian Olympian Catriona Le May Doan as the keynote speaker. A two-time gold medalist, Le May Doan will speak to the crowd in Halifax just a few weeks before joining the Olympic broadcast team for the 2012 Summer Games in London. The morning will also be an opportunity to catch-up on the work that The Salvation Army is doing in our community.

For ticket information, please visit our Hope in the City website, by clicking HERE.