Tom Harrington (journalist)
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Tom Harrington | |
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 Tom Harrington with former CBC colleague Claire Martin. | |
| Born | St. John’s Newfoundland |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Years active | 1980s-2025 |
| Known for | National 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.
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