Tom Harrington | |
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 Tom Harrington with former CBC colleague Claire Martin. | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| 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]
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]
