Todd Hambleton
Cornwall,ON
Summary
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Overview
2015
2015
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Editor
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2014 - 2024
- Worked with editors, other journalists, and production team members to produce compelling content.
- Interviewed sources to obtain information for stories.
- Trained junior staff members on compelling news stories, writing guidelines and organization procedures.
- Checked reference sources to verify dates, facts, and statistics.
- Monitored breaking news for information on events and topics of interest to provide coverage.
Sports Writer/News Writer
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12.1991 - 12.2014
- Sought out and wrote stories according to strict timelines.
- Shot and selected photos for use in projects.
- Traveled to and reported on hundreds of games across North America
- Acted as media contact for local sports organizations.
- Developed relationships with sources and contacts to gain additional insight.
- Conducted and transcribed interviews with athletes, managers, coaches and other personnel regularly.
- Reported from field locations and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
Co-Owner/Operator
South Glengarry County Lawn Maintenance
12.1982 - 12.2010
- Co-owned and operated a small lawn maintenance business
- Maintained the lawns of various customers, including homes, local businesses and public areas.
Radio Commentator
CFLG-FM Radio
12.1991 - 12.1997
- Provided hockey colour commentary covering the Cornwall Aces AHL team and the OHL Junior team, Cornwall Royals.
- Announced station programming information, schedules and station breaks.
- Performed commentary game events, statistics, and provided entertainment through radio broadcast.
Sports Editor/News Reporter
The Glengarry News and The Chesterville Record
12.1988 - 12.1992
- Covered various assignments including submissions, photography and design.
- Planned layout of sports sections by formatting stories, graphics, and headlines.
- Provided editorial functions for Eastern Ontario Weeklies.
News Reporter
The Nepean Advance
12.1987 - 12.1988
- Collected information from interviews and submitted articles for publication.
- Covered sports, community events and municipal meetings for weekly city news.
- Provided stories on various subjects and fields.
Sportswriter/Photographer
Carleton University Charlatan
12.1983 - 12.1986
- Varsity sports beat writer
- Traveled to games, performed interviews.
- Wrote game stories and features
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Carleton University
Ottawa, ONSkills
- Excellence in journalism and published expression
- In-depth interview and research techniques
- Extensive copyediting and proofreading
- Layout design
- Story pitching
- Distinctive feature articles
- Innovative photojournalism
- Deadline driven
- Event coverage
- Strategic content planning
Awards
- 2024 Cornwall Media Record; 23,000 published articles, 11 million words
- 2022 Ontario Newspaper Awards finalist, photography category
- 1999-2000 Outstanding Media Award, Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
- 1995 American Hockey League Beat Writer of the Year
- 1990 Best Sports Section for Weekly in Ontario, Glengarry News
Timeline
Sports Writer/News Writer
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12.1991 - 12.2014
Radio Commentator
CFLG-FM Radio
12.1991 - 12.1997
Sports Editor/News Reporter
The Glengarry News and The Chesterville Record
12.1988 - 12.1992
News Reporter
The Nepean Advance
12.1987 - 12.1988
Sportswriter/Photographer
Carleton University Charlatan
12.1983 - 12.1986
Co-Owner/Operator
South Glengarry County Lawn Maintenance
12.1982 - 12.2010
Associate Editor
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2014 - 2024
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
Carleton University