Cam Cole
Cam Cole | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Vegreville,Alberta,Canada |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1975 – 2016 |
| Spouse | Jan (married) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award |
Cam Cole(born 1953) is a Canadian sports journalist. During his career, Cole has worked for theEdmonton Journal,National Post,andVancouver Sun.After retiring in 2016, Cole was awarded theElmer Ferguson Memorial Awardby theHockey Hall of Fameand Golf Canada’s Distinguished Service Award.
Early life and education
[edit]Cole was born inVegreville,Albertain 1953.[1]He attended theUniversity of Alberta(U of A) where he was a journalist for the student newspaper,The Gateway.[2]However, Cole dropped out of U of A's science program and pursued a career in book-and-magazine distributorship before returning to the University as a general arts student.[3]
Career
[edit]In his second year back at U of A, Cole began working as a general sports journalist for theEdmonton Journalafter their high school journalist was fired.[4]During his time with the Edmonton Journal, he covered high school sports, soccer, theAlberta Junior Hockey League,and theNational Hockey League'sEdmonton Oilers.[5]In 1998, after covering theEdmonton Oilers 1980s dynasty,Cole moved to Toronto to work for theNational Post.[6]While with the National Post, Cole was inducted into theCanadian Football Hall of FameReporters of Canada wing[7]and awarded the Sports Media Canada Sportswriter of the Year award in 2004.[1]The following year, Cole was hired by theVancouver Sunwhile covering the2005 Super Bowlfor the Post.[8]
In 2010, Cole was named a finalist for the 2010 Jack Webster Awards as "Best News Reporting of the Year" for his article "A Tragic Day in Whistler."[9]While with the Sun in 2011, Cole became the first reporter to be awarded the Sports Media Canada George Gross Award as Sports Media Canada Sportswriter of the Year for the second time.[8]Cole stayed with the Sun until his retirement in 2016.[10]At the time of his retirement, Cole had reported on multiple general sports events such as theOlympic Games,Grey Cups, Stanley Cup finals, golf championships, Ryder Cups, Presidents Cups, Canadian Opens, World Series, Super Bowls, and world figure skating championships.[11]In 2017, Cole was awarded theElmer Ferguson Memorial Awardby theHockey Hall of Fame.[12]At the announcement of his award, Scott Burnside, president of theProfessional Hockey Writers' Association,said "...Cam is widely regarded as one of the greatest Canadian sports writers of all time. You'll get no argument from this quarter."[5]In 2018, Cole was awarded Golf Canada’s Distinguished Service Award for his sports journalism career.[13]
Publications
[edit]The following is a list of Cole's publications:[14]
- Ice level: Canadian hockey moments from the last 50 years: Canada's best from the best(2005)
Personal life
[edit]Cole and his wife Jan have two daughters together, Kelly and Michelle.[4][3]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Cam Cole bio".canada.com.January 30, 2019.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^Zeisberger, Mike (November 12, 2017)."Cam Cole: Hall honor 'hard to grasp'".NHL.com.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^ab"2004 Cam Cole".sportsmediacanada.ca.4 August 2004.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^abLarsen, Karin (December 17, 2016)."Sportsman of the week: Cam Cole, sportswriter".cbc.ca.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^ab"2017 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME NHL MEDIA AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED".hhof.com.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^Tait, Cam (January 5, 2017)."Celebrating Cam Cole".Edmonton Sun.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^"CAM COLE".cfhof.ca.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^ab"2011 – Cam Cole".sportsmediacanada.ca.9 October 2011.
- ^"Finalists named for BC's Annual Journalism Awards".jackwebster.com.September 9, 2010.RetrievedApril 5,2019.
- ^"Retired Sun columnist Cam Cole honoured by Hockey Hall of Fame".Vancouver Sun. April 17, 2017.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^Cole, Cam (December 16, 2016)."Cam Cole: Through 16 Olympics, 30 Stanley Cup finals and three rounds at Augusta, it's been a charmed life".National Post.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^Zeisberger, Mike (April 18, 2017)."Humble Cole to enter Hockey Hall of Fame".The Province.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
- ^"Golf Canada to recognize four honourees with Distinguished Service Award".golfcanada.ca.January 22, 2018.RetrievedApril 5,2019.
- ^"au:Cole, Cam".worldcat.org.RetrievedApril 4,2019.