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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, ON

Skills

  • 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

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