Gord Martineau
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Gord Martineau | |
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| Born | September 23, 1947 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Children | 2 (Julia and Taylor) |
Gord Martineau (born September 23, 1947) is a Canadian television
RTNDA for 40 years in broadcasting.[1]
Martineau worked briefly in radio in
CIII. The job did not work out, so Martineau returned to CityPulse. He signed off from Citytv for the last time February 29, 2016.[3]
Martineau has also appeared as a news anchor in a few movies filmed in Toronto, including Undue Influence, Dirty Work, and Urban Legend. He played a similar role in the 2012 web series Guidestones.[4]
Martineau has been associated with the Kidney Foundation, the Kid's Helpline, the Fred Victor Centre, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital, the Ireland Fund and most notably, the Herbie Fund where he has personally escorted children in need of life-saving surgery from countries as far away as the Philippines to superlative care at the
Hospital for Sick Children
.
References
- ^ "CityNews Cleans Up At RTNDA Awards, Gord Martineau Honoured". City News. April 28, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ http://www.rogersmediatv.ca/admin/uploads/shows/pdf/gord_martineau_bio(1).pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Gord Martineau signs off after 39 years at CityNews". City News. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- YouTube
External links
- Gord Martineau at IMDb