Canadian Chapter of AIPS
Tennis Canada is now accepting media accreditation applications from Canadian and international print, television and radio journalists and photographers for the 2013 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank. Rogers Cup presented by National Bank Toronto WTA Premier 5 Event August 3-11, 2013 Rexall Centre Toronto APPLICATION DEADLINE – Friday July 5, 2013 Rogers Cup presented … [Read More
The Confederation of North, CentralAmerica and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) is pleased to announce that the application process for media accreditation to the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup opens today. The CONCACAF Gold Cup will take place from Sunday, July 7 to Sunday, July 28 at 13 different venues across the United States. Media members interested … [Read More
By John Iaboni, Sports Media Canada. He touched us all in Canada and he spun a remarkable broadcasting career by calling the first 4,306 regular-season and 41 postseason games in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays. Tom Cheek – a true gentleman, unique storyteller and passionate broadcasting pro – died on October 9, 2005. … [Read More
To provide a compact daily review of what’s happening at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Sportsnet’s Connected is set up in the UK to bring Canadians live coverage from downtown London from July 27 to Aug. 12. Host Ken Reid will anchor Connected’s coverage from London at the Sportsnet studio located on the River Thames, with spectacular views of … [Read More
Editor’s Note: Young Canadian journalist Emily Ridlington’s first Blogs were seen on this website two years ago when she was part of the AIPS and Olympic Young Reporter’s program. Originally from Sackville, N.B., she holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa. Emily has been living for almost three years in the Canadian … [Read More
Stan is considered the pioneer in the creation and growth of the Canadian sports and event marketing and communications business. He invented the ‘Scotch Cup’ which later became the Men’s World Curling Championships. It isn’t widely remembered that Stan was a working sportswriter before he went into the PR and Communications field. His first foray into … [Read More
Jack Matheson joined the Winnipeg Tribune in 1946 and became Sports Editor in 1959. He died earlier this year at 86. A colourful writer who, as a kid, would huddle around the radio listening to Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts – he’d listen to Foster Hewitt, then write the game story, at nine or 10 … [Read More
By Justin Fauteux, Canadian ‘Young Reporter’ at FISU Games SHENZHEN – A simple fact of the ever-changing world of journalism is that a newspaper is no longer just a newspaper, a television station is no longer just a television station and a radio broadcaster is no longer just a radio broadcaster. This creates a problem … [Read More
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