he had confirmed his rather sudden departure in an email to radio station CKNW. It had been expected that he would remain until after the Olympics, but for unknown reasons, Parsons left the station much earlier than expected. He was replaced by Chris Gailus. Parsons went to CHEK-TV in Victoria to anchor the 10 pm newscast starting on March 15. On April 12, 2010, it was announced that Parsons would co-anchor CBUT's evening newscast, CBC News: Vancouver, replacing co-anchor Ian Hanomansing who left to work as a reporter and substitute anchor for CBC News: The National. Parsons would continue to host the 10 PM newscast for CHEK-TV. After his CBC evening broadcast, he would fly to Victoria (where he also resides with his wife), often by helicopter, to anchor the 10 pm news on CHEK-TV. On December 20, 2013, Parsons retired as co-anchor on CBC News: Vancouver. Parsons has written a book on his journalistic career, called A Life in the News. On November 23, 2009, he opened a Vancouver restaurant, the Poor Italian in which he has a part-ownership stake. References External links CBC Vancouver biography In-depth audio interview on memoir Living people 1939 births Canadian television news anchors People from Gosport People from Grey County Toronto Metropolitan University alumni English emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Italian descent English people of Italian descent Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award winners