Jamie Gutfreund
RELATED EXPERIENCE
CP24 TORONTO’S BREAKING NEWS – BELL MEDIA
AUGUST 2008 – PRESENT
NEWS ANCHOR (Dec 2015 – Present)
• Delivering live hourly newscasts
• Reporting breaking news from Canada and around the world
CO-HOST BREAKFAST WEEKEND (Jan 2014 – Present)
• Interviewing local/national/international celebrities, athletes and newsmakers
• Engaging viewers through social media
• Entertaining viewers through comedic bits, games and interactive segments
• News Anchor during the three-hour weekend morning show
NEWS REPORTER (Jan 2011 – Present)
• General Assignment Reporter covering local, national and international news
• Reporting breaking news live from across the Greater Toronto Area covering topics from
crime, politics, business, entertainment, sports and social issues
• Reporting live on location at a variety of special events including the red carpet at the
Toronto International Film Festival, the MuchMusic Video Music Awards, the Toronto
Santa Claus Parade, Pride Toronto and the Toronto Caribbean Carnival
FIELD REPORTER & HOST (Sept 2011 - Present)
• Reporting live at special events, attractions and businesses that offer a variety of
adventurous and daredevil activities
• Executing advertiser objectives to promote their products and services
• Remote Host at fundraisers/charity drives, trade shows & summer/winter festivals
FIELD PRODUCER (Sept 2011 - Present)
• On site field producer for over 700 CP24 Breakfast Live Eyes
• Booking, planning, organizing and executing live segments
• Working with advertisers to produce exciting and informative live eye segments
• Booking a variety of guests for the CP24 Breakfast Weekend show
WEATHER SPECIALIST (July 2009 – Present)
• Reporting the current and future weather forecasts
• Providing live on-air weather reports from events and locations around the G.T.A.
BUSINESS PRODUCER (Sept 2008 – Dec 2010)
• Produced business segments at the Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre
• Producer throughout the 2008/09 economic crisis and recession
• Booking 15 – 30 live business interviews per day with financial industry experts
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT & CHASE PRODUCER (Aug 2008 – May 2009)
• Contributing producer for CP24 Live at Noon and special features including the 2008
Federal Election Special, Inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama
• Wrote copy stories, headlines, bumpers, assembled visuals and booked interviews
• Monitored police, fire, and emergency service scanners to report breaking news
CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (CBC)
SEPTEMBER 2006 – JULY 2008
CBC NEWS: Foreign Desk – Television and Radio
RESEARCHER
• Produced and assembled foreign stories for The National and Around The World
• Provided editorial research materials for foreign correspondents
CBC NEWS AT SIX
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT & CHASE PRODUCER
• News writer, researcher, field & chase producer for local evening news
• Provided on-air reports, news gathering materials, produced and assembled news items
• Covered stories from Queen’s Park, the Provincial Courts and the Greater Toronto Area
• Interviewed several high-profile politicians, lawyers, athletes and entertainers
• Pitched stories, obtained several exclusives, constantly on top of breaking news alerts
CBC NEWSWORLD
RESEARCHER & EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
• Visual and photographic support for national and international headlines/stories
• Provided scripts for news anchors
• Teleprompter operator for The National, Newsworld and Around The World
• Field and direct calls from producers, reporters, publicists and viewers
CBC NEWS: Arts Unit
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
• Produced arts and entertainment related stories for The Scene
• Provided red carpet coverage of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
• Covered press conferences, film screenings and concerts
• Interviewing acclaimed actors, directors, producers, musicians, writers and dancers
EDUCATION
Honours Diploma, Broadcast Journalism
Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario
