Paul Hollingsworth is a Canadian reporter and author based out of

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, currently working as the CTV national reporter in Halifax. He previously reported for TSN's flagship sports news program, SportsCentre. He was also a general assignment reporter and anchor for

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Education

Hollingsworth was born in

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Dartmouth ( ) (Scottish Gaelic, Scottish-Gaelic: Baile nan Loch) is a Urban area, built-up community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has 101 ...

. He graduated from Saint Mary's University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, as well as a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of King's College.

Career

Hollingsworth began his broadcasting career with CTV in 1995, where he is now a reporter and anchor at

. Hollingsworth joined TSN in November 2001. During his time at the network, in addition to his work as SportsCentre's Atlantic correspondent, Hollingsworth has reported from the

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, Tim Hortons Brier, and IIHF World Junior Championship.

Publications

In 2006, Hollingsworth co-authored the book, ''All Sorts of Sports Trivia'' and in October 2007, he released his biography of NHL forward Brad Richards which was a best-seller. In November 2010, his third book, ''Sidney Crosby, The Story of a Champion'', was released. It was a top selling soft cover, non-fiction book in Canada upon its release. In October 2015, his fourth book ''Nathan MacKinnon, The NHL's Rising Star ''was released.

References

External links

TSN Bio of Paul Hollingsworth
Canadian people of English descent Canadian television reporters and correspondents Canadian television sportscasters Living people People from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Saint Mary's University (Halifax) alumni 1969 births {{canada-journalist-stub