Broadcasting Career
Jones is a TV personality, but began her broadcasting career in radio sports at CHUM radio in 1982. She made the switch to television broadcasting in 1984 at CTV, and joined the CBC in 1986.
Beginning in 1993, Colleen Jones has been the weather presenter and sports reporter for CBC Morning News on CBC Newsworld (now CBC News Network).
Jones starred in a public service announcement about the Canada 2006 Census. Jones appeared in the January 15, 2008 episode of This Hour Has 22 Minutes for a skit titled MVC Most Valuable Curler. At the 2006 Torino Olympics, she did CBC segments about curling.
Jones provided curling commentary for NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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