Ken Volden and Paul Graham Appointed to TSN Executive Team

- Ken Volden promoted to Vice-President and Executive Producer, News and Studio Production -

- Paul Graham promoted to Vice-President and Executive Producer, Live Events -

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TORONTO, Dec. 8 /CNW/ - Stewart Johnston, President of TSN, today announced two key appointments to the network's executive team: Ken Volden is promoted to Vice-President and Executive Producer, News and Studio Production; and Paul Graham is promoted to Vice-President and Executive Producer, Live Events.

Continuing to report directly to Mark Milliere, TSN's Senior Vice President of Production, as part of their new responsibilities Volden and Graham will take a strategic role in the long-term development and enhancement of TSN's vast slate of live events and original programming across all platforms.

Each year TSN and TSN2 produce more than 2,000 hours of original programming including some of the most-watched events on Canadian television such as the Grey Cup, IIHF World Junior Championship and NHL Playoffs, along with SportsCentre - Canada's most-watched daily sportscast.

"TSN continues to set the standard for sports broadcasting in Canada, delivering exceptional content that Canadians continue to embrace at record levels," said Johnston.  "Ken and Paul are two of this country's finest producers and having them work with Mark Milliere on the executive team will ensure that TSN continues to lead the sports landscape for years to come."

As Vice-President and Executive Producer of News and Studio Productions, Volden is responsible for all aspects of TSN's flagship sports news program, SportsCentre, and for TSN's in-house productions, including the NHL on TSN, CFL on TSN, Off the Record with Michael Landsberg, That's Hockey and TSN's The Reporters with Dave Hodge.  With more than 20 years of broadcast experience, Volden is one of the visionaries behind TSN's acclaimed Grey Cup Weekend coverage along with TradeCentre - TSN's marathon coverage of NHL Trade Deadline Day. Volden also had a senior role with Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, overseeing the assignment desk, editorial team and coverage of all major stories coming out of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

As Vice-President and Executive Producer of Live Events, Graham oversees all aspects of TSN's live productions - including coverage of hundreds of NHL, CFL, Hockey Canada, Curling and NBA events each year. Graham has produced more than 1,500 live major league events throughout his career. While at TSN, Graham oversaw two of the most-watched Grey Cups in CFL history along with the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship Gold Medal game - the most-watched broadcast in TSN's history. Graham was also a key member of Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium's team, overseeing all production out of Whistler.

TSN is Canada's Sports Leader and Canada's most-watched specialty network. Delivering more sports coverage in High Definition than any other network in Canada, TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule features an exciting lineup of sports including NHL, IIHF, CFL, NFL, NBA, MLB, Season of Champions Curling, Golf's Majors, F1, NASCAR Sprint Cup, Grand Slam Tennis and Championship Boxing events. TSN properties include TSN2, TSN MOBILE and the industry leading sports website TSN.ca. Official broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and London 2012 Games of the Olympiad, TSN is a division of CTVglobemedia.

For further information:

Greg McIsaac, (w) 416.384.5180, (c) 416.458.3591, [email protected]
Chobi Liang, (w) 416.384.7584, (c) 416.859.4738, [email protected]
Simon Bassett, (w) 416.384.7599,  [email protected]

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