Christie Blatchford

Christie Blatchford
Blatchford on November 21, 2008
Born
Christie Marie Blatchford[1]

(1951-05-20)May 20, 1951[2]
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 12, 2020(2020-02-12) (aged 68)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materRyerson University
Occupation(s)newspaper columnist, writer and broadcaster
Years active1972-2019
Notable credit(s)Toronto Sun, National Post, The Globe and Mail
Spouses
Jim Oreto
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(m. 1977; div. 1981)​
;[2]
David Rutherford
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(divorced)​
[3]

Christie Marie Blatchford (May 20, 1951 – February 12, 2020) was a Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster. She published four non-fiction books.

Blatchford was Canada's first female sports columnist, reporting on sports between 1975 and 1977. In her 48-year career she worked for all four Toronto-based newspapers, winning the 1999 National Newspaper Award for column writing. She was inducted into the Canadian News Hall of Fame in 2019. Her book Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army also won the 2008 Governor General's Literary Award in Non-fiction.

  1. ^ Humphreys, Adrian (February 12, 2020). "Dead at 68: Christie Blatchford was a tenacious voice for victims, a thorn to the smug". National Post. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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