Mary Ormsby
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Mary Ormsby (born 1960) is a Canadian journalist and sports editor for the Toronto Star.[1][2] She appears on the sports talk radio show Prime Time Sports approximately once a month as heard on the Sportsnet 590 The Fan.
Background and education[edit]
She was born in Toronto, Ontario, where she attended St. Richards Catholic Elementary School and Senator O'Connor High School.[citation needed] After completing grade 12, she received a full scholarship to Ohio State University as a member of the Women's volleyball team.[3] She was a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete; team captain in 1979 and 1980; an all-Big Ten selection in 1980; and won three OAISW titles and the 1979 MAIAW regional championship, which was part of a school-record-setting 37-win season.[4] She graduated with a degree in journalism and returned to her native Toronto in the early 1980s to begin a career in sports journalism with the Toronto Sun.[3]
Career[edit]
She was subsequently hired by the Toronto Star, Canada's most widely circulated newspaper.[5] Mary then married Paul Hunter and had four children.
In 1987, she wrote an article for the Toronto Star, entitled "It's Time for Boorish Footballers to Grow Up", exposing the sexual harassment she experienced while interviewing players in Canadian Football League locker rooms.[1][2]
In 1995, she was inducted to the new Ohio State University Sports Hall of Fame.[4] She continues to work as an assistant sports editor at the Toronto Star, as well as a columnist at that same paper.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sloca, Paul (1988-03-01). "Way Out of Bounds | [ ] Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism". Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b Rapuch, Jordana (2009-06-16). "Play Ballsy | [ ] Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b LaLonde, Brent (November 2004). "Mary Ormsby '81". Ohio State University Monthly. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Mary Ormsby". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Austen, Ian (2020-05-27). "Canada's Largest Newspaper Changes Hands Amid Vow to Keep Liberal Voice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
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