Sunday, September 28, 2008

Jee-Yun Lee

1st Guest Speaker - September 30, 2008

She's been a Political Specialist, a Health Specialist and is now a Consumer Specialist.... Originally from South Korea, Jee-Yun moved to Toronto with her family when she was just one. She earned her bachelor of arts degree at the University of Toronto. Following the advice of a reporter whom she met through an acquaintance, Jee-Yun decided to pursue a career in journalism and enrolled in Humber College's graduate program. Her first experiences in the business were as the reporter and photographer for the school's newspaper. After interning at the Dini Petty Show, Jee-Yun landed her first job at CTV in Yorkton, Saskatchewan where she did everything from reporting and anchoring, to the weather and producing. She returned to Ontario in 1997 as a general assignment reporter at CH in Hamilton. She went on to become the Queen's Park Specialist and the Health Specialist/Anchor. Jee-Yun joined the Citytv team as Consumer Specialist in 2002 where she is dedicated to helping you save time and money by searching the city for what every shopper wants: the best quality at the best value. You have also seen Jee-Yun "acting" as a reporter in Hollywood blockbusters like "Incredible Hulk" and "Camp Rock".

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Sharon Navarro

3rd Guest Speaker - November 18, 2008




Sharon started her extensive career early, working as a reporter for the University of Western Ontario's (UWO) daily newspaper and their TV/Radio station. While a student, Sharon landed a job at Rogers Community Cable in London, ON. She then moved out west where she interned at CFQC TV in Saskatoon, RDTV in Red Deer and Global TV in Lethbridge. Hooked on media, she took a job as a Videographer at local CHUM station The New WI in Windsor. Sharon then moved back to Toronto, working as an Associate Producer for CTV's youth current affairs show "21C." She moved back on-air as a science reporter at MCTV in Sudbury, then to Toronto's CFTO News before joining the "CityPulse" team in August 2003 where she anchored CP24 and reported for Citytv. Sharon recently left the broadcast side for the world of Public Relations. She worked as a Senior Public Relations Consultant at Porter Novelli Canada. Her clients included: Monster Canada, Maille Canada, P&G (various brands) and Bell Mobility. She is currently a communications assistant with Ontario's Minister of Health.

EDUCATION:
Honours Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario.
Bachelor of Journalism, Ryerson University.
PR Certificate (in progress)