Listen "Tom Harrington, CBC"
Episode Synopsis
43 year CBC all-star Tom Harrington talks about his Newfoundland origins, getting his CBC television start on The Tommy Hunter Show at age 7 [and later on Reach For The Top], starting university at 16 [!!!], working the sales floor at Tip Top Tailors [which lead to his start in the media], experiencing Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Fever in 1986 & 1993, calling Atlanta Olympics late-night softball solo off a monitor, the myth that ALL the CBC personalities know and hang out with each other, hosting Blue Jay telecasts at SkyDome with Brian Williams and John Cerutti, a fun Bob Cole corn flakes shopping story from the Nagano Olympics, and why his best career advice is to always say YES!
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