Stewart Johnston

Stewart Christopher Johnston (born February 26, 1971) is a Canadian businessman and the current president of The Sports Network and Bell Media Media Sales and Marketing.

Stewart Johnston
Born
Stewart Christopher Johnston

(1971-02-26) February 26, 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Early life

Johnston was born on February 26, 1971, in Toronto, Ontario. He moved to Ottawa soon after where he grew up. Johnston attended Ashbury College in Ottawa for his high school years and graduated from there. He described himself as a 'sports junkie' when he was young.[1] For university, Johnston attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated from there with an Honours Business Degree.[2]

Career

Johnston started working as an intern at TSN in 1997.[2] He worked his way up the ranks and was promoted to Vice President of Programming in 2006. In 2010, he was made President.[2] In 2014, Johnston added TSN3, TSN4, TSN5 to TSN's list of networks. He described it as an "important evolution" for the network, as it would allow TSN to make more efficient use of its portfolio of sports properties, by showing more sports games on at the same time to satisfy the people and the company.

In 2019, Johnston was ranked #48 in The Hockey News' 'Top 100 People of Power and Influence.'[3] In November, he was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[4]

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References
  1. "TSN president weighs in on the network, competition and sports media landscape". Guelph Today. 2018.
  2. "Stewart Johnston". Bell Media. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. "NEWS THE HOCKEY NEWS' PEOPLE OF POWER AND INFLUENCE: NO. 48 – STEWART JOHNSTON". The Hockey News. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. "HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS" (PDF). Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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