Adrienne Pan, a journalist who had hosted CBC Edmonton’s afternoon radio show Radio Active since 2018, died on Saturday morning after battling a serious illness for months. She was 43.
Pan grew up in Edmonton, graduating from Victoria School of the Arts in 1996.
Jules Van Soest became one of Pan’s best friends after they met at age 14 in a musical theatre class at the Citadel Theatre. She said Pan was driven and charismatic as a youngster — someone people naturally gravitated toward.
Even in high school, where she anchored TV newscasts, Pan knew she wanted a career that would let her learn
