Caroline Cameron (born March 23, 1990) is a Canadian television sportscaster for

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. Cameron is the host of "Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey" as well as the pre-game program ''

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'' Tonight, four nights a week, regional intermissions, and is a rink-side reporter for ''

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''.

Early life and education

Cameron was born in

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in 1990. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

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and a Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from

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by participating in their joint Media Theory and Production program.

Career

Cameron was a sportscaster and reporter for

from Spring 2012 to February 2014, appearing regularly on CityNews Channel. From February 2014 to March 2016, she lived in

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and co-anchored the national morning edition of ''

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'' (formerly named ''Sportsnet Connected'') with James Cybulski. Cameron returned to

to co-anchor the national morning edition of ''

'' with Carly Agro in 2016 and 2017 and with Eric Thomas in 2017 and 2018. Prior to 2016, Cameron provided courtside commentary for Sportsnet's coverage of the Women's

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Canadian Open Tennis tournaments in Toronto and Montreal. From 2016-2021, Cameron has hosted and anchored the

daytime coverage of the Rogers Cup (2016-2019) and the 2021 National Bank Open presented by Rogers

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tournaments. In February 2018, Cameron hosted and called play-by-play for Sportsnet's coverage of Canada v. Croatia in Davis Cup competition, and did the play by play for the 2022 National Bank Open presented by Rogers. In February 2018, Cameron hosted Sportsnet's "Olympic Morning" in Toronto for morning coverage of the XXIII Winter Olympics in

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. In 2021, Cameron hosted Sportsnet’s “Olympic Morning” in Toronto for morning coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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, Japan. In October 2021, Cameron replaced

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as the studio host for "Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey". In February 2022, Cameron hosted Sportsnet’s “Olympic Morning” in Toronto for morning coverage of the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Bei ...

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, China. Cameron is a KidSport BC ambassador. KidSport is a not-for-profit organization that provides financial assistance for sports registration fees for kids 18 and under. Cameron also supports Dementia Friends Canada, an initiative of the

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to increase understanding of dementia to support the many Canadians who already have the disease.

References

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