Objective
Combining contacts within the entertainment, sports, political and cultural industries with a creative, inquisitive nature to provide superior communications.
Experience
Featurd.Io (September, 2019-present day)
Freelance work regularly covering hockey. Senior writer for international sports website
The Toronto Star (September, 2013-present day)
Freelance work regularly covering entertainment/TV beat for the Toronto Star’s entertainment section – including op/ed pieces on Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Deadwood, The Strain, and numerous other shows
Toronto Maple Leafs (November,-)
Writes columns, news stories for NHL team website. Co-hosted team’s official podcast.
TSN Radio (June, 2015-November 2015)
Served as co-host on a part-time basis for TSN’s Toronto radio station.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (September, 2006-September, 2015)
Freelance work serving as commentator on CBC Syndicated Radio programmes, CBC TV.
The Hockey News (May, 1998-June, 2015)
Started part-time as a summer student in 1998, editing and writing THN’s Fantasy Pool Guide and serving in various roles around the newsroom.
Served in a part-time role as required for two years while attending journalism school at Ryerson University; assignments included editing and writing.
Accepted full-time position as copy editor when school ended in 2002.
In addition to editing duties, began writing for THN’s website; writing assignments increased; worked as web editor from-; named columnist in 2006.
Have since split time between writing long-form feature stories, news items and opinion columns for the magazine, and writing blog entries, breaking news stories and columns for THN.com.
Built strongest social media presence of any THN staff member, with 56,800 followers as of July, 2015; currently have more than 60,000 followers on Twitter as of April 2017
Position eliminated as of June, 2015 for budgetary reasons.
Sirius/XM Radio (September, 2007-June, 2013)
Hosted “The Hockey News Radio Show” on Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio; interviewed and booked guests. (Program discontinued for budgetary reasons in June of 2013, but continue to make weekly appearances on station through September, 2016.)
The Canadian Press (September, 2000-September, 2005)
Freelance work covering NHL and AHL games, including writing of game wraps and player features.
680 News Radio (September, 1999-September, 2002)
Freelance work covering NHL and NBA games, including live on-air reports, game wraps and audio file and copy preparation for on-air hosts.
Additional Experience
CFRB 1010 News Talk Radio (September, 1997-September, 1999)
Freelance work covering NHL and NBA games, including live on-air reports, game wraps and audio file and copy preparation for on-air hosts. Chased sources for stories, guest appearances for on-air programmes
Education
Ryerson University September, 1998-April, 2002
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, with primary focus on print and sports reporting.
University of Toronto September, 1991-April, 1993/Sept., 1997-April, 1998
Initially attended school for Bachelor of Arts degree, but left after two years to attend American Musical and
Dramatic Academy. Returned in 1997 for one year and studied film theory.
American Musical and Dramatic Academy September, 1993-April, 1994
Attended New York City-based drama school. Departed after one year.
Skills
Superior command of social media, including Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Vine; versed in HTML.
Accomplished storyteller able to combine insight, satire and humour to produce passionate, informed articles that trigger debate and discussion.
Chase skills for radio show and sources for stories; experience producing, voicing and writing copy for radio
Versatility: capable of writing long or short pieces, writing for different audiences, and converting them to any medium.
Marketability: capable of promoting THR anywhere.
Achievements
Author of two books: Fighting the Good Fight: Why On-Ice Violence Is Killing Hockey, and The Top 60 Since 1967: The Best Players of the Post-Expansion Era (co-authored with Ken Campbell). Fighting the Good Fight named Non-Fiction Book of The Year by the Institute for International Sport in 2012.
Winner, 2005-06 Best Hockey Column Award from the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
Recent work samples:
The call that Saul answered was Vince Gilligan’s (The Toronto Star, Feb. 12, 2015): http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2015/02/12/the-call-that-saul-fans-answered-was-vince-gilligans.html2
How Game of Thrones killed traditional TV (The Toronto Star, April 21, 2014): http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2014/04/21/how_game_of_thrones_killed_traditional_tv.html
Breaking Bad: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and other reasons we love this show (The Toronto Star, Aug. 10, 2013)
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2013/08/10/breaking_bad_bryan_cranston_aaron_paul_and_other_reasons_we_love_this_show.html– Additional Q&A clips attached
References Available Upon Request
