About the Awful

I have been a senior producer and Ottawa bureau chief for a public broadcaster since 1998. In my fourteen years as a journalist on Parliament Hill, I have produced dozens of field documentaries and hundreds of studio interviews and discussions. I’ve covered five federal elections, one referendum, one ice storm, one Grey Cup, one Alanis Morissette concert, one hot-air balloon festival, several playoff collapses by the Ottawa Senators, and many other stories. I once rode in an elevator with Sophia Lauren. Another time, I rode in an elevator with Joe Clark. Mordecai Richler once asked me if I had a light, but I didn’t. Brian “Killer” Kilrea once offered me a piece of cheese. Somewhere in there, my efforts on one particular show helped win a Gemini Award.

It goes without saying that all views presented on this blog are mine alone and not those of my employer.