Jeffrey Orridge

Jeffrey Orridge
Orridge during first year as CFL Commissioner
Born
Jeffrey Lyndon Orridge[1]

1960 (age 63–64)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican-Canadian[1]
Known forCEO of TVOntario, Commissioner of the Canadian Football League
Executive Director of CBC Sports
General Counsel, USA Basketball

Jeffrey Lyndon Orridge (born 1960) is the chief executive officer of TVOntario, the provincial educational television network. He was appointed effective November 30, 2020.[2] Previously he served as 13th commissioner of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and was the first African-American chief executive of a major North American sports league.[3] Earlier in his career, Orridge served as COO of Right to Play and executive director of CBC Sports Properties.[4]

  1. ^ a b "New CFL Commissioner Has a Page in Black Canadian History". Montreal Community Contact. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. ^ "Former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge named new chief executive officer of TVO". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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