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June 19, 2001
WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP
Sue Prestedge Named WTSN's Senior Vice President
TSN
TORONTO -- Sports broadcasting in Canada enters a new era this fall with WTSN and Sue Prestedge will lead the charge. Rick Brace, President of NetStar Communications, announced today that Prestedge will take the helm as WTSN's Senior Vice President on March 12.
"Sue brings experience, leadership and vision to WTSN," Brace says. "Her expertise in all aspects of broadcasting will help guide a network that will blaze a trail in Canadian broadcasting."
WTSN, the world's first 24-hour, national network dedicated to the promotion and broadcast of women's sports, is scheduled to hit the air this fall. WTSN is one of 16 English language category one channels approved by the CRTC for broadcast. Prestedge will oversee the day-to-day operations of the new network including program production, acquisition and scheduling as well as marketing and strategic planning.
"WTSN will provide viewers with unique programming -- live sports events, information and entertainment -- all celebrating women's accomplishments in sport," Prestedge says.
Prestedge's broadcasting career has spanned more than 25 years at both the local and national levels. She joined CBC Sports in 1983 and was part of the 1984 Olympic broadcast team. Her efforts included a 13-part series that examined many issues, including the role of women in sports.
The series was critically acclaimed and Prestedge was awarded the Foster Hewitt Award For Outstanding Sports Broadcasting. She is the only woman to have ever received this award. During her CBC Sports career, she covered three Olympic games as well as women's alpine skiing and thoroughbred racing. Prestedge also guest hosted CBC's anthology program Sportsweekend.
In addition to television, she was part of the network's radio team for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the Nagano Winter Olympics. For the past five years, Prestedge has directed the broadcast journalism program at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. During this time she has also acted as a commentator for equestrian events, Special Olympics and women's sync
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