Openly Karl is a frank and generous memoir by one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most well-known media figures.

Dive into the private and public life of Karl Wells, as told in his own words. From his birth in Buchans and early life in St. John’s, to his rise in media and a 32-year career with Here and Now at the CBC, Openly Karl is a rare opportunity to bring the face and voice you know from your television back into focus. While he will forever be known as “the weatherman,” Openly Karl explores the expanse of Karl Wells’s career and the nuances of his personal life, including coming to terms with being gay during a less tolerant period of Newfoundland and Labrador’s history and throughout the subsequent decades of social change. At times fascinating and funny, at others harrowing and heartbreaking, Karl’s story will keep readers tuned in.

A career television, radio, and print journalist, Karl Wells is widely known for his 31-year career with the CBC. An accredited personal chef and lifelong foodie, he has produced many food segments for local and national television programs. He is a recipient of the prestigious Sandy Sanderson Award for Communications, awarded by the Canadian Culinary Federation. In 2012 Karl Wells received an award as “Champion of all things Culinary in Newfoundland and Labrador” from the Restaurant Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.Karl Wells hosts and produces the hit TV show One Chef One Critic, featuring food, food stories, and foodie guests. He is also the restaurant critic for the Telegram and a judge with the Canadian Culinary Championships. Since 2005 Karl has been a member of enRoute magazine’s distinguished restaurant panel.

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