Media

Adrienne Coddett

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TweetEducator / Community Creator & Founder / Opportunities Broker, 3Dreads and a Baldhead, Ottawa, ON. Born: Ottawa, ON. Adrienne Coddett is a high school educator who has become a respected local leader and mentor, through her significant contribution to Ottawa’s youth population in general, and Black youth specifically. She has created and organized an annual Black [...]

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Ingrid Walter

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TweetCommunications & Media Consultant / Writer, Walter & Company, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Ingrid Walter is a writer/editor and communications specialist, who has worked in TV, radio, print, publishing, politics, government, the NGO and corporate sectors. Highlights: In 2010, Ingrid managed media relations for the WRA Maternal Mortality Campaign’s Canadian spokesperson, lawyer Maureen McTeer, in [...]

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Karlene Nation

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TweetDiversity Producer & Reporter, CTV News, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Karlene Nation is a reporter, writer and producer with CTV News Toronto (formerly CFTO News). In 2001, she was appointed Diversity Producer for CTV, responsible for increasing the representation of diverse communities in local and national newscasts. Career: Karlene joined the CFTO news team in 1993; [...]

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Karen King

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TweetExecutive in Charge of Production, Shaw Media & Founder, Productions Without Borders, Toronto, ON. Born: Trinidad & Tobago. Karen King is the founder of Productions Without Borders (PWB), an online community dedicated to supporting the film and TV content industry in reaping the benefits of diversity and inclusion. In 2010, PWB organized an unprecedented event [...]

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Roger B. Jones

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Tweet“The Ability Guy” / CEO, World Accessibility, Vancouver, BC. Born: Truro, NS. Roger B. Jones, “The Ability Guy,” is a recognized expert on disability issues, and has spoken nationally and internationally. He was a main presenter at the first International Conference on Individualized Funding and Self-determination in Seattle, Washington; is a Consultant on Accessible and Inclusive Cities; sits on the [...]

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Marci Ien

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TweetTV News Anchor, CTV News Channel, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto, ON. Marci Ien is a TV news anchor with CTV New Channel, and a member of the Canada AM team, anchoring CTV’s flagship morning program during the week. She hosts Canada AM’s Early Edition weekday mornings, is the news anchor  and back-up host for Canada AM weekday [...]

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Paul Winn

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TweetHuman Rights Activist / Lawyer / COO & CEO, The Great Little Water Company & Veritas Hydrophobic Polymer Inc., New Westminster, BC. Born: Toronto, ON. Paul Winn is a former civil servant, former broadcaster, and community and human rights activist. In 2003, he ceased to practice law after opening his firm in 1999, and joined the [...]

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Kay Layne

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TweetAutomotive Journalist, Toronto, ON. Born: Chateauguay, QC. Kay Layne is an automotive journalist, whose work has been translated into different languages and can be found in various newspapers, magazines and websites globally. She has been called upon to be an automotive expert for various television shows and news agencies. As one of the very few [...]

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Brent Bishop

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TweetPresident, Think Fitness Studios, Toronto, ON. Born: Prince Albert, SK. Brent Bishop is a highly sought-after personal trainer and coach, author, actor, fitness model and host of the web series, Body Fuel. This renowned fitness expert’s business endeavours include managing elite personal training studios in both Canada and the U.S., and he is currently the owner of [...]

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McLean Greaves

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TweetVice-President, Interactive Content, ZoomerMedia Ltd., Toronto. Born: St. Thomas, Barbados. Lauded by the New Yorker, New York Times, Globe & Mail and other media, McLean Greaves is an Emmy/Webby/Gemini award-winning new media executive and entrepreneur. A pioneer in the early dotcom days in NYC, former clients included Spike Lee and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs before [...]

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Dwight Drummond

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Tweet(Originally profiled on Oct. 12, 2010. Re-posted today as part of our special Black History Month tribute, highlighting 28 of Canada’s top influencers & trailblazers.) News Anchor / Co-Host, CBC News, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. News anchor Dwight Drummond is the co-host of CBC News Toronto. Dwight has been covering news in Toronto as an [...]

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Dayo Kefentse

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Tweet Broadcast Journalist / Writer / Communications Specialist, Toronto, ON. Born: Toronto. Dayo Kefentse is an award-winning broadcast journalist, as well as an accomplished host, reporter, writer, producer, videographer and communications specialist who has made her mark in Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean. As a journalist, Dayo has spent more than a decade writing, [...]

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Patricia Bebia-Mawa

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TweetTV Host / Producer / Managing Editor, Silvertrust Communications, Toronto, ON. Born: Nigeria. Patricia Bebia-Mawa is the Host and Producer of Planet Africa Television, a weekly television series that is broadcast across Canada on OMNI TV, and is syndicated to Europe and Africa. She is also the Managing Editor of Planet Africa Magazine, a publication circulated within Canada and the [...]

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