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Longtime Alberta TV host on a mission to discuss the importance of finding purpose

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Darrel Janz will not allow his age to get in his way.

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At 82, he is close to wrapping up a weekly talk show on Yes TV about influential figures in Alberta who have left a legacy in their fields. He still enjoys cooking (albeit “not all the time”).

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The longtime TV host, once described as the face of the news in southern Alberta, loves spreading his wisdom at various luncheons. He is slated to speak this month (Sept. 22) at an annual breakfast held by the Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society about purpose and the many things seniors have to offer.

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Yet, he is attuned to the challenges of aging. Janz admits he isn’t as quick as he used to be. When he speaks to his older peers, he often hears about ailments, a spectre that has loomed over his family for generations.

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'His legacy will live on': Darrel Janz, Calgary broadcast legend dead at 83

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Longtime Calgary broadcaster Darrel Janz has died at the age of 83, but his legacy as a great storyteller will live on, say those who knew him.

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“It is with a heavy heart that we his family announce that our father and Calgary broadcasting legend Darrel Janz, went to be with his Saviour this morning at the age of 83,” reads a LinkedIn post from Saturday morning written by family member Shannon Lee Rae.

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“We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the staff of the Foothills Hospital, especially the Tom Baker Centre.”

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Janz regularly anchored news programs on CTV Calgary, previously k

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Darrel Janz

Canadian arrival journalist (–)

Darrel Janz
Born	&#;() Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	(aged&#;83)
Occupation	Broadcast journalist

Darrel Janz ( – November 2, ) was a River broadcast newspaperwoman.

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