Sports Media Canada

Lorne Rubenstein is the preeminent figure in the world of Canadian golf journalism and a member of the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. For over 35 years Rubenstein has been writing and speaking about golf in magazines, newspapers and on television and radio. His experience and passion for the game has made Rubenstein one of [...]

Bob Elliott – 2008 by Bill Lankhof Growing up in Kingston, Toronto Sun baseball writer Bob Elliott must have felt a little like the guy batting behind Reggie Jackson or like someone trudging on stage after Patsy Cline. You know … tough acts to follow. His grandfather, Ed, played for the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball [...]

Brian McFarlane by Fred Walker He plays hockey. He talks hockey. He writes hockey. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that hockey is in his blood. In fact, it seems that Brian McFarlane has always had a hockey stick in his hands. After going through the minor hockey system and playing Junior A, he [...]

Christie Blatchford by Tim Wharnsby Christie Blatchford’s distinct voice in Canadian journalism always has been a welcome one when she writes about this country’s sporting scene. She jests that what attracts her to writing about sports is “the boys,” but when she covers an Olympic Games or another high profile event, her words of wisdom [...]

Ron Harrison by Ralph Mellanby Ron Harrison is indeed a Canadian Television legend and is regarded as one of the greatest sports television directors in Canadian TV history. Born and educated in Guelph, Ontario, Ron started in the business with CBC in the early 60’s, first as a copy clerk and then moved to finance. [...]

Dave Hodge by John Shannon There are many reasons that Dave Hodge deserves the Achievement Award in 2006. None greater than the fact that soon after he took to the national stage, he quickly became the one person that all sports announcers were measured by in this country. There is no question that his influence [...]

Doug Beeforth by Laura Mellanby Doug Beeforth, President of Rogers Sportsnet, is the recipient of a 2006 Sports Media Canada Lifetime Achievement Award. Beeforth’s accomplished career began as a news and sports announcer at CFRB radio in the late 70’s, after which he migrated to television as a producer with Hockey Night in Canada. An [...]

Jim Kernaghan by Frank Orr In the early segment of Jim Kernaghan’s distinguished newspaper career, an appropriate name would have been “Killer.” “If you wanted your team or league to fold, just have me cover it,” Kernaghan said. “It seemed if the Toronto Star assigned me to cover something, it soon was belly-up. “In the [...]