Recent Press Highlights
The Toronto Star
Jeanne Beker on her tumultuous, emotional, wonderful year: “My life is an open book”
“Jeanne Beker is a part of our communal pop culture consciousness, beaming out from our TV screens since the mid-’70s. You’d know that distinctive voice anywhere, cutting through the clutter via the microphone she held in front of the most famous faces in the fashion world.”
Hello! Canada
Canadian TV icon Jeanne Beker is determined to make her breast cancer journey uplifting
“Gratitude is something that's etched into Jeanne Beker's DNA. As her legions of fans well know, the Fashion Television icon and mom of two - whose parents were both Holocaust survivors – counts her blessings more than most. And so, when she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 70, rather than go into hiding, Jeanne set about finding the joy.”
Vogue
Revisiting the Original Fashion TV Show with Jeanne Beker
“Ten years after it went off the air, Fashion Television’s legacy and influence still carries on. Not only was it truly the first program to bring Europe’s catwalks to the small screen globally, but it was also a pioneer in treating fashion as a form of TV entertainment.”
Streets of Toronto
Toronto’s Most Inspirational Women of 2022
“Jeanne Beker is a Canadian fashion icon whose influence knows no bounds.”
The Toronto Star
As she turns 70, Jeanne Beker recalls highlights of her life in fashion
“As host of a show that ran for three decades and was seen in 130 countries, she was for years easily one of Canada’s top exports – complete with those signature bangs and a voice to match: that decisive yet warm boom.”
Ottawa Citizen
Fashionista Jeanne Beker calls her parents' Holocaust story a 'family legacy'
“Beker said she pursued a career in the arts to tell stories and celebrate the power of the human spirit. Nurtured on the darkest stories imaginable, she spent her working life in the world’s fashion capitals surrounded by beauty and frivolity.”