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Canadian female sportswriting trailblazer dead at 72
Alison Gordon decided on a media career after graduating from Queen’s. Although born in New York with dual citizenship, she opted for a Canadian passport at 21 and embarked on a stint in ‘public affairs’ broadcasting with CBC radio and TV. Active in the peace movement in Canada in the 1960s she also played a key role in support of Pierre Trudeau’s run for the Liberal leadership in 1968. She was a producer for CBC’s As It Happens and a news anchor in Halifax at one time. She also did … [Read More...]
SMC Honourees For 2014
Toronto, September 4, 2014 – Sports Media Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 George Gross Awards and the 2014 President’s Award. The honours will be handed out at the 19th Annual Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The Sports Media Canada Class of 2014 is: Outstanding Broadcasting – Scott Russell, CBC TV Outstanding Sportswriting – Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press Outstanding … [Read More...]
Save The Date! 5 November at noon
In just a little over two months, the 2014 Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards will be presented to a group of deserving media stars of the day along with three from the past to be honoured -- as well as an Award for a deserving Canadian Sports Executive who has illustrated sensitivity to the role of sports media in Canada and who facilitated our work in creating effective and comprehensive coverage of Canadian sport and sport participants. Sports Media Canada President Steve McAllister … [Read More...]
Canadian Sports Broadcasting Legend Passes
Bill Stephenson: Canadian Sports Broadcasting Legend Passes. By John Iaboni Executive Vice President, Sports Media Canada. Pat Marsden affectionately called Bill Stephenson “Grampy” – and soon so did anyone privileged enough to have worked with the booming voice who touched generations on radio and TV. Stephenson died on Tuesday, July 22 at the age of 85. Born in Saskatchewan, Stephenson launched his broadcasting career in Port Alberni, B.C. and rose to become sports director at … [Read More...]
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Apologies to all who have been trying to use our Sports Media Canada website. We're experiencing trouble which we're hoping to sort out soon. We have someone working on the problem -- please excuse the mess -- try us again later. … [Read More...]
Golf World loses Dick Grimm
Members of Canada’s sports media along with media and golf fans around the world were saddened by news of the recent death of one of the most dynamic and influential figures in the sport in Canada ... Dick Grimm. Where does one begin with Dick Grimm’s accomplishments? The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member was the chairman of the 1965 Canadian Open at the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, and then he was chairman six more times. He was the president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association … [Read More...]
Media Accreditation for World Hockey Championships
By Nastassia Marynina, President - Belarusian Sports Press Association MINSK, January 31, 2014 - Journalists planning to cover the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from May 9-25th in Minsk need to only apply for the accreditation for the tournament that will also serve as their visa entry for Belarus. There have been concerns that foreign journalists may need to acquire extra accreditation from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But Piotr Rabukhin, the Manager of the IIHF … [Read More...]
A Heartfelt Farewell – And Big Thank You – To Roslyn Morris
By John Iaboni Executive Vice President, Sports Media Canada During the AIPS Bureau meeting held in Vigevano, Italy on January 11-12, 2014, President Gianni Merlo confirmed that Roslyn Morris “had ceased her duties of Secretary General as per her request that she ends on December 31, 2013 for family reasons.” The minutes of that meeting went on to say that Merlo had proposed for “her to handle the Marketing up until the (2014) Congress in Baku considering that the Associations … [Read More...]
