Tom Harrington (journalist)

Tom Harrington
Tom Harrington with former CBC colleague Claire Martin.
Born
St. John’s Newfoundland
Occupationjournalist
Years active1980s-2025
Known forNational Sports, Marketplace, The World This Hour

Tom Harrington is a Canadian retired radio and television journalist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Until recently, he was the anchor of CBC Radio One's afternoon news program The World This Hour.[1]

A graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland,[2] Harrington joined the CBC as a sports reporter for CBC Calgary before moving to CBC Montreal.[3] He later moved to the national CBC Sports division as anchor of National Sports, a sports news program on CBC Newsworld,[4] and as a sports reporter for The National. His work for the CBC included covering Commonwealth Games, Pan-American Games and Olympic Games events.[2] He was also heard as an occasional guest host on radio news programs such as The Current, The World at Six, As It Happens and Cross Country Checkup.[2] He is a four-time Gemini Award nominee for best sports host.[2]

At the end of his career with CBC, Harrington was the main host of Your World Tonight and was known for his sign-off, "Stay safe, and take care of each other."

He joined CBC Television's consumer affairs newsmagazine Marketplace as cohost in 2010,[2] remaining with the program until joining The World This Hour in 2015.[1]

In March 2025 he announced his retirement from the CBC, effective March 28.[5] He is married and has one child.

References

  1. 1 2 "CBC MARKETPLACE'S TOM HARRINGTON MOVES TO RADIO". CBC Media Centre, April 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "New CBC Marketplace host a good sport". National Post, August 27, 2010.
  3. ↑ "CBC supper-hour news in critical condition". Montreal Gazette, May 22, 1993.
  4. ↑ "Network cuts back on sports: Newsworld changes strategy to boost business coverage". The Globe and Mail, June 5, 1997.
  5. ↑ "Revolving Door". Broadcast Dialogue, March 13, 2025.
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