TV - Channel 11, TV CogecoTV Host / Community Producer
Apr. 2011 - Oct. 2011ChathamI was the On Air Host, Writer, and Producer for TVCogeco in Chatham Kent Essex, a community of over 100,000 residents in SW Ontario. I was responsible for seeking out the issues, people and community events we would cover. Full Length Specials I hosted and produced or co -produced included specials on the 2011 Federal Election; on Giving Blood for the First Time, and on Black History and Chatham's Civil Rights History. Weekly features included such topics as cyberbullying, internet safety, abuse of seniors, a play the local women's shelter was putting on, the 2011 Canada Post lockout, a local police chief for a day contest, community volunteer appreciation, a no kill animal rescue group and the local teenager with spina bifida who walked 24 KM on the side of the highway to raise money for it... (ok, so that was my daughter, but it was a great community story!), the local soup kitchen, community members trying to raise money for an AED machine, a local sports hero, an interview with a star of OZ The Great And Powerful (out in theatres now!), local visual artists, a picnic put on for newcomers to the country, and anything else we could think up of interest to the local community. Essentially it was my personal mission to use the TV hosting platform I was given to highlight local good works and diversity in the community.