Press Release
Cathy Jones to Emcee
April 6, 2006
This Hour Has 22 Minutes Star, Cathy Jones Comes to Emcee KIRA Awards
Fredericton, NB -- One of Canada's best loved performers, Gemini award-winning actor and writer Cathy Jones will be this year’s emcee at the 8th annual KIRA Awards, which will be held on May 4th at the Delta Fredericton. Hosted by Enterprise Fredericton, the KIRA Awards celebrate New Brunswick’s Knowledge Industry by recognizing companies and individuals for Technological Advancement/Innovation, Most Promising Start-up, Industry Person of the Year and more.
Gemini award-winning actor and writer and founding member of the award-winning comedy troupe CODCO, Cathy Jones is Canada's leading lady in character-driven comedy. Starring in the 12th season of the hit comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Cathy reveals her remarkable ability to portray complex and difficult characters including the sassy suffragette Babe Bennett and the wise Mrs. Enid with remarkable ease. Over the years, Cathy has had several successful ventures; including her much admired one-woman shows, Wedding in Texas, and most recently Me, Dad and The Hundred Boyfriends. Cathy's film career includes the lead role in the Mike Jones film, Secret Nation, which aired on CBC Television. In addition to earning numerous Gemini Awards, Cathy Jones has earned three Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for her work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. (Note: a photo is available of Ms. Jones by request)
The KIRA Awards are for the following categories:
- Export - Product- Export - Service-Technological Advancement/Innovation – Private Sector- Technological Advancement/Innovation Public Sector - Employment Growth- Most Promising Start-up- Industry Person of the Year
Nominations closed on Monday, March 27, 2006. Finalists will be announced in April.
“To have the quality of entertainer, such as Cathy Jones, emcee the 8th annual KIRA Awards demonstrates how far this awards ceremony has come,” said KIRA 2006 Co-Chair, Lori MacMullen. “As the gala event of the Knowledge Industry, we aspire to add a touch of whimsy to underscore the evening as one that is also meant to be entertaining, while we celebrate our successes.”
“Cathy’s unique brand of humour will make the evening quite entertaining and memorable,” said Heather-Anne MacLean KIRA 2006 Co-Chair. “The KIRA organizing committee was very pleased that we were able to secure someone of Cathy’s calibre for our event.”
For more information on the 2006 KIRAs, visit www.kiraawards.com
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About Enterprise Fredericton
Enterprise Fredericton is the premier regional economic development agency for the Greater Fredericton Region which includes Fredericton, Oromocto, New Maryland and Lincoln. Enterprise Fredericton is dedicated to improving economic performance in the Greater Fredericton Region. For more information, please visit www.enterprisefredericton.ca.
Media Contact:
Carolyn Van der Veen
Enterprise Fredericton 506-444-2454 506-449-3709
carolyn.vanderveen@ent-fredericton.ca
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