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Another staple back in the Dark Ages (pre Internet) was Bob Elliott's two-page baseball spread in the Sunday Toronto Sun. He had so much information-and he seemed to be talking to everyone-that other than playing, it looked like the coolest job in the world to a 13-year-old. And I still think it is today.
So after three years of journalism school learning under what I believe are the three finest instructors in the business, a part-time student gig with sportsnet.ca and an internship at Toronto Sun Sports I made the next natural move…to business reporting. The job had its perks: traveling across the country, attending free wine tastings and dining at fancy restaurants-wait, why did I leave again?-oh yeah, but I wasn't passionate about it so when an opportunity opened with my old pals at sportsnet.ca, I jumped at it.
Since then I've been fortunate enough to cover a few Rogers Cups and Canadian Opens, work for the Olympic Consortium in Vancouver and this summer and help take our Blue Jays and MLB coverage to a new level.
And we're only getting started on the last front.
In the meantime, we'll continue to look out for new ways of digital storytelling that inform, entertain-and hopefully-engage our readers.
East York, ON
Birthdate:January 23, 1979
First media job:Toronto Sun Sports.
Career highlight:Working for the Olympic Consortium at the Vancouver 2010 Games.
Special interests/hobbies:Politics, history, golf, technology, amateur cooking competitions.
Bio: Any kid that grew up in Toronto during the mid '80s was a Blue Jays fan by default. In elementary school back then your baseball glove was like your lunch-you didn't leave the house in the morning without it.Another staple back in the Dark Ages (pre Internet) was Bob Elliott's two-page baseball spread in the Sunday Toronto Sun. He had so much information-and he seemed to be talking to everyone-that other than playing, it looked like the coolest job in the world to a 13-year-old. And I still think it is today.
So after three years of journalism school learning under what I believe are the three finest instructors in the business, a part-time student gig with sportsnet.ca and an internship at Toronto Sun Sports I made the next natural move…to business reporting. The job had its perks: traveling across the country, attending free wine tastings and dining at fancy restaurants-wait, why did I leave again?-oh yeah, but I wasn't passionate about it so when an opportunity opened with my old pals at sportsnet.ca, I jumped at it.
Since then I've been fortunate enough to cover a few Rogers Cups and Canadian Opens, work for the Olympic Consortium in Vancouver and this summer and help take our Blue Jays and MLB coverage to a new level.
And we're only getting started on the last front.
In the meantime, we'll continue to look out for new ways of digital storytelling that inform, entertain-and hopefully-engage our readers.
