Weekday morning weather anchor on CTV Calgary. Hockey/soccer mom. Dog mom. Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass - it’s learning to dance in the rain.
Just having a coffee before heading in to my new job…at CTV! Starting Monday I’ll be doing WEEKDAY morning weather (evenings/wkds off for the first time in NINE+ years!) And we kick it off this morning with the Calgary Stampede parade! See you ON AIR at 9 am!!
@CTVMorningYYC
For most of 1970 to 2023 there has been a Hughes at Global Calgary. Today we announced I will be leaving Global (on good terms!). On Friday, July 7 I begin a new job and I am so excited for the opportunity. It brings me consistency, stability & a work-life balance. 🎉
I grew up hanging out at 2&7/ Calgary 7/
@GlobalCalgary
with my papa while he worked & now I have the pleasure of working here! Since we cannot have ppl in studio yet-I did the next best thing & wished
@jimmydhughes
a Happy Birthday TV style-so we aired this today! ❤️ you dad! 🎂
What a nice surprise on a wintery nightmare of a day! Thank you to my
@GlobalCalgary
family for the “Get Well” flowers! I had knee surgery Thursday (ACL) so I am chained to my icing machine trying to heal…and now I have a lovely distraction!! 💕 📺 💐 So sweet!
I’m baaaack
@GlobalCalgary
this morning - complete with sensible shoes! 😳
Thank you to my colleagues & friends for reorganizing things to cover for me:
@debmatejicka
,
@paul_dunphy
,
@suzyburge
, Danielle Savoni & Norma Reid! I appreciate it! 💕
I am not suggesting our tiny puppy Cooper has turned into a giant dog. But he just jumped up to look out the window at a 🐿 in the front yard…and I noticed we were eye-to-eye. 😂
Also. Best expression ever! 😬 💕 🐾
@global_leslie
You are one of the strongest people I know. If anyone is able to teach cancer a lesson it is you!!
Focus on healing and know that you have so much love and support behind you!!
💕 🤗 💕
I’ve been filling in as a producer at
@770CHQR
for a few wks, sitting @ the desk that belonged to our friend
#JohnHimpe
who we lost.This name tag was in the keyboard when I got here. Everyday I take it out,lay it on the desk & put it back when I leave. It just seems right
One month ago today I got a phone call from my dad who was over in London visiting my brother, helping him celebrate his 50th birthday. My dad was calling to say my brother had passed away suddenly. This month has been absolutely surreal and a total nightmare as we all try to 1/2
What a week! I cannot believe it has only been 7-days since I started with this incredible team!
Thank you to everyone for being so welcoming!! 💕 📺
@CTVMorningYYC
Happy retirement
@CTVdavidspence
!! You are a true professional and it has been an honour and a pleasure to know you and work beside you over the years. I was a little overwhelmed between this Calgary Weather Royalty!!
#Legends
#ThankYou
📺 ❄️ ☔️ ☀️💕🎙
Happy birthday to the best dad in the world! We are so lucky to have had so many wonderful memories w/you
@jimmydhughes
! Thx for always bringing a laugh to our day & for your wisdom. Thx for teaching us the value of integrity & the drive to always do your best. Love you! ❤️ 🎂
Just under nine-months ago we adopted the sweetest little puppy from
@CochraneHumane
and he has fit in perfectly! The two qualities Cooper is unquestionably known for so far, are 1. exuding joy…and 2. growing. 😳 What a treasure!! (Albeit a LARGE treasure 🤣) 💕 🐾
Note to self: next time dad asks if he can post a baby pic of me-ask him which one!! 😂
As soon as 1 of our soccer moms msged “Happy BDay you little nudist!” I had to mentally confirm I had not blocked out a “soccer moms gone wild” wkd 😳. And then I thought of you! ❤️ you papa!
Today’s
@GlobalCalgary
“pre-game sweatshirt” BTYB my pal
@global_leslie
- aka Traffic Queen, tireless community supporter, cancer survivor & artist. In her toe-to-toe w/cancer Les drew this to represent the ❤️ she felt lifting her up in her darkest moments. 💕 🤗
This was so awesome! I spent half my life in the back of the same studio watching my dad do weather on 2 & 7/Calgary 7/Global! ❤️ 📺 Thanks for joining us papa!!
SPECIAL GUEST:
@IAmJodiHughes
' dad Jimmy Hughes drops by to do the last forecast of the broadcast! Fun fact: he worked at Global for 34 years.
#yyc
#yycwx
The people who know me well, know that I will be spending today (XMas Eve) wrapping gifts, watching Elf & Sound of Music and getting “help” from my pups. 😂
This is from 2021 & one of my all-time favourite pics💕
Merry Christmas from all of us in the Hughes house! Stay safe! 🎅🏼
Few ppl create the lasting impact that Darrell Janz has. Darrell was a Prof at MRU for yrs & taught many members of the Calgary media - including me! And that is just the start of his ripple effect…
Best of luck my friend!
@jimmydhughes
@CTVdavidspence
Welcome Back
@global_leslie
!! It is so great to have u back in the driver’s seat
@GlobalCalgary
!
You’ve been so missed as you navigated this unpredictable pit stop on your journey of life! Most of all-we are so happy to know you are doing well!
#CalgarysQueenOfTrafficIsBack
💕
1 wk ago today
#JohnHimpe
& I were crying @ work over the loss of the great
#PeterWatts
. Today it is the passing of John that breaks my ❤️. I cannot express how sorry I am that he is gone. To his family-pls know he was so special to us all. John had a spark few will ever know💔
My daughter found my Grade 12 grad pic on the wall at my high school (complete with droplets of some sort of food!)! 😂
Hard to believe the “waterfall” and spiral perm have not made a resurgence! 🤷🏼♀️
ACLR recovery update DAY 8:
Shout out to the pack…errr team looking after me here. The care in this facility is outstanding!
They are so attentive…it almost feels like I have someone watching out for me every second of the day (and night)! 🐾 💕
Just in case anyone was wondering-we DO have the nicest people in the world working
@GlobalCalgary
! Especially the thoughtful and caring
@global_leslie
❤️! Thank you for making my day my friend! You are one of the good ones & I am so lucky to call you my friend!
2/2 absorb what has happened & the huge loss in our lives. I wanted to say the biggest TY to all of the incredible ppl who stepped forward to try to help get us thru this-to my friends, colleagues & strangers who have been so loving & kind-u will never know how much it has meant.
Cooper cracks me up! When he is outside and wants to come in, he will open the screen door and stand partway inside watching me and wait for me to let him in. If Phoebe is out with him she will walk past him and come in. But Cooper will STILL stand there and wait! 😂
#UberPolite
Well. I had back surgery yesterday. A HUGE thank you to the Drs/nurses, my work & to everyone who has helped out in my world-my BFF chauffeur, my friends for helping with the kids & dogs, my mom/nurse, my kids, new pup Phoebe for her ❤️ & Molly who won’t leave my side!
#Blessed
I am gutted to leave my friends at Global AND so touched & humbled by the warm welcome from my new colleagues. I appreciate the love and support from BOTH teams. 🤗 Thank you to everyone who allowed me into their worlds - on either side of the 📺 signal!! 🙏🏻💕 More to come…
ACLR Recovery Update Day 15:
Just finished going over today’s jam-packed schedule with my manager. I hope we haven’t overcommitted… 😬
1) ice
2) belly rubs & ear scritches
3) see items 1 & 2
💕 🐾
Hanging with two of my favourite boys in the world (one year ago today). So much has changed in just 12 months, and yet my love, appreciation and respect for my papa
@jimmydhughes
and my BFF
@BrewsterDave
just seems to grow exponentially. ❤️
I recently had back surgery, & beyond the medical side of it-it’s been amazing. So many ppl-including total strangers-have gone out of their way to show me kindness & to help me out. It has all been so very heartwarming! Pls know I sure appreciate it!
#ThanksForHavingMyBack
❤️
Since I have the time and nowhere to go-I’ve decided to post a daily update of my ACLR journey, starting today. 😊
DAY 6
PROS
-I can’t shovel on crutches! ❄️
CONS
-I had to turn down a leg modelling contract because purple bruises are SO last year 🤷🏼♀️📸 🦵
#BetterLegNextTime
Happy to be back
@GlobalCalgary
w/my weekend TV fam! Thank you
@TracyNagai
for your help while I was off & the team for their checkins!
Also Grace (in the booth) & Jim (action shot) for looking after me this am w/🍌 🍞 & ice! ❤️
Note - new practical shoes. 😂
Oh hi “Mary”. It’s Jodi. I am just trying to have a nice relaxing Saturday afternoon before I go to work. Surely you are not using my phone number which I never gave you to poll me right now are you? Don’t we have laws against that in Canada?
#IsThisLegit
#abpoli
@Alberta_UCP
One of the benefits of working from home-you always know your desk mate thinks you are the most important person in the room! Granted-you are the only person in the room. But still... 💕 🐾
@GlobalCalgary
Would anyone else care to break it to these two that 11 pm is not the most “ideal time” to go for a walk? Because I don’t think they appreciated the way I told them! Lol
#WeAreNotAngry
#WeAreDisappointed
🐾💕
#Cooper
#Phoebe
Talk about timing… having a bald leg and needing assistance outside when it is icy, and -16C (w/windchill values of -25) is NOT ideal. 😩
BUT - having Phoebe home and seeing her smile makes it worth it! 💕 🐾
If nothing else you have to admire her persistence. Every day. Every meal. Phoebe will sit on a chair at the dining room table hoping THIS time she will get to eat a meal with us! lol
#NeverGiveUp
#IsTodayTheDay
#RespectTheDrive
#Phoebe
🐾 ❤️
Everyone is posting their kids “first day of school” pics. But I have two teenagers… 😉
So instead of my kids photos, I offer you Cooper. Who DOES approve of me sharing his pic on social media. 😂
#BackToSchool2022
📸 📚 💕 🐾
Welcome to the family Cooper Hughes! And I could not be more proud of Phoebe! I have NEVER seen a dog welcome a pup like this. Within 5-min she grabbed one of her toys and brought it over to him and dropped it at his feet!! ❤️
@CochraneHumane
Cooper (Trek) is already so loved!!
I have FINALLY had some time to work on a project just for me!! (Something SO rare in my life!!). Including getting this up on my wall - which I think is one of the most lovely and wise sayings on the most beautiful and bright colour on my bedroom wall! 💕 🌺 ☀️
#TheLittleThings
According to the My Lightning Tracker app, Calgary saw 500+ strikes of lightning w/that system that rolled through after 6 pm. I don’t recall another storm with that much activity over
#YYC
.
@environmentca
confirming reports of flash flooding and trees hit ⚡️
#AbStorm
Calgarians (of a certain vintage year 😂) will remember the “St. Patrick’s Day snowstorm”. 32-39 cm of ❄️ (at YYC) over 2-days (40-45 cm around the city). From Wed-Fri (3 days) this wk we had 30.3 cm at YYC & will far exceed those ‘98 totals after today.
A little perspective on how much our little puppy Cooper has grown! He left
@CochraneHumane
with the blue “dog bed” (top L) when we adopted him in Aug. 2021. That same dog bed now serves as a pillow (bottom L). Thankfully his smile has also kept pace w/his growth!💕 🐾
Okay. This was one of my FAVOURITE moments from last night’s
#OMGP
!! How often does a girl get to stand with such amazing local media legends?!
@jimmydhughes
Barb Higgins and
@Linda_Olsen
❤️
@WBrettWilson
I have worked on morning shows for most of the past 22-years. One of favourite parts is that “quiet” before a city wakes up and the anticipation of what the day will bring. My pal Cooper also seems to enjoy this - based on his daily oversight & support to my hair drying. 💕 🐾
Ohhh “alpaca” my wee heart!
@TracyNagai
brought me an alpaca to keep me and my pups company!! (Kidding!) 😂
This sweet gal Midnight was on this morning sharing details on Kirk’s Alpaca Farm. I can’t wait to see who comes in
@GlobalCalgary
tomorrow! 💕 📺
The strangest thing just occurred.
I came home and found the lid to a giant jar of peanut butter on the floor in the kitchen. And spotted a giant, OPENED jar of PB on the dogs’ bed…yet Cooper & Phoebe are totally confused as to how this might have happened.
#AMysteryIndeed
You know you have put in a day when…
Your afternoon and evening coffees and Iced Tea are on one desk. Your “morning show blazer” is on the chair of the opposite desk. You’ve put on your makeup four times since 5 am, & you have worked with no less than FIVE directors in one day!
Nothing like the ❤️ you feel for your first dog. This was 10-year old me w/my pup Max. We met 1-year before this pic when he was just days old, had not opened his eyes & could barely walk. Despite that, Max made his way past his litter-mates, crawled into my lap & I was hooked!
A note I sent my dad Friday.
So grateful for our HC Workers and the love & support of the folks around us!! Your depth of kindness & compassion was endless & the lasting effect immeasurable. We never know the theme of life’s next chapter - only that we are rarely the author. ❤️
Three years ago today - “someone” had his first ride in an ambulance. And the next day his daughter made it upstairs.
Ten hours after this pic - he was on life support. 😳
Love you papa! We are glad you fought to still be with us! 💕.
Mangiapane picking Brodie’s tooth up off the ice and handing it to him as they skated off might just be one of the most Canadian things I have ever witnessed! 🇨🇦 🏒 🦷
@NHLFlames
#PlayoffHockey
Do you ever have that feeling that you are being watched? Or like someone is just over your shoulder? It’s probably my imagination...
#NothingToSeeHere
#Phoebe
Well
@TylerHall403
- it’s no Lasagna. But the 3 am peanut butter/caramel Rice Krispie squares are done. Have to keep the
@CTVMorningYYC
fed!
See you soon!
That time when your neighbour’s dog came over for a sleepover, and not only took up most of the bed AND stole your pillow...but he also snored!! REALLY loud!
#PhoebesBFF
#MakeYourselfAtHome
lol 🐶 💤
You know sometimes in life you have to take time to pause and reflect on the important things. Like... “where’s my dinner?” Or “why aren’t any other dogs sitting at the table with me?” 💕🐾💕
#Phoebe
“My New Year’s Resolution for my MOM to FINALLY start feeding me at the table seems to be an epic fail so far... Even though I licked this plate to show her where I would like to sit!” *humph* -Phoebe
Merry Christmas to everyone!! It has been a memorable year for sure. But with a little fortitude, good friends and family, some faith and a nice “Collar Flower”...we can get through anything!!
#Pheobe
🐾 💕 🐾
#StrongerTogether
#Love
#Christmas2020
#ThankYou
How sweet are my coworkers?!
@JennaNFreeman
@CamiKepkeGlobal
, plus “captains of the ship” Manny & David brought in farewell gifts tonight. ❤️ Starting Oct. 3 I am moving to the wkd am show & the lovely
@Gemma_lynne
will be on evenings!
@GlobalCalgary
Well that’s it then. One more item to add to my list of “Why I Love my Job.” Our Grace snapped some pics of me when Turner & Tucker came in to
@GlobalCalgary
from
@CochraneHumane
I honestly had to have the grown-up talk with myself “Jodi. No your do NOT need another dog…” 💕 🐾
ACLR Recovery update DAY 10:
Today is a day for gratitude:
Thank you to my mom (who moved in), my kids, their dad, my dad, my colleagues, neighbours & friends - TY for the rides, food, support, lip balm, updates from the kids games I had to miss. I appreciate you so much!❤️
Phoebe’s expression sums up how our whole family is feeling tonight. Our sweet angel Molly passed away suddenly this a.m. Molly had such a beautiful soul-so sweet, happy & loving. My ❤️ is so broken that we had to say goodbye so soon. I will miss you so much my sweet girl. 💔🐾
Thank you
@rodstewart
for sharing so much time w/Calgary! Officially the artist who has played the most shows at
@cgysaddledome
(16)! Nonstop hits, singalong moments, incredible supporting cast & genuine conversations (esp. considering your band was kept awake from the hotel🔥😬)
Am I the only Calgarian who misses the “time check” phone number when we have time changes?! I know my phone is “probably” not wrong. But I always felt so much better when I could call that number & dbl check the current time!! (263-3333 maybe?) (note no 403 lol)
#AgingMyselfHere