Paul Logothetis

Media Relations Agent, Lecturer at University of Ottawa
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, CA
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency
  • Portuguese Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Media Relations Agent, Lecturer
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      Working with the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Social Sciences and the Telfer School of Management. Working with the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Social Sciences and the Telfer School of Management.

    • Canada
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Author
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      The first-ever biography of Montreal Canadiens player and coach Hector "Toe" Blake, an 11-time Stanley Cup winner and hockey Hall of Famer. The first-ever biography of Montreal Canadiens player and coach Hector "Toe" Blake, an 11-time Stanley Cup winner and hockey Hall of Famer.

    • Germany
    • Media Production
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Reporter, Translator
      • Jan 2013 - Present

      Reported, wrote and edited stories on local and remote sports event as Montreal-based correspondent, sourcing stories to provide in-depth coverage and exclusive content. Coverage included: PGA Tour, Ryder Cup and the National Hockey League (NHL). Translated, edited and rewrote news and feature items from DPA’s Spanish news wire to its English service. Reported, wrote and edited stories on local and remote sports event as Montreal-based correspondent, sourcing stories to provide in-depth coverage and exclusive content. Coverage included: PGA Tour, Ryder Cup and the National Hockey League (NHL). Translated, edited and rewrote news and feature items from DPA’s Spanish news wire to its English service.

    • Canada
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Public Relations and Communications, Montreal Children's Hospital
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

    • Communications Specialist
      • Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

      Communications, Digital Storytelling, Media Relations

    • Canada
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Segment Producer, Breakfast Television
      • Aug 2016 - May 2017

      Sought-out topical guests through research, pre-screening, interviewing and preparing them for live show plus preparing questions for hosts to ask on-air. Managed Breakfast Television’s digital media accounts – Twitter, Instagram, Facebook - and website, using SEO concepts to write posts as copywriter and selected and edited video clips to upload to btmontreal.ca. Interviewed subjects on-camera, reviewed and edited footage to create on-air segments, gaining valuable TV software and video editing experience. As occasional news director, designated stories, wrote scripts, selected and edited videos and updated breaking news stories in real time. Experience included successful coverage of Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory as results and reaction came in. Show less

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Author, Creative Consultant
      • Oct 2014 - May 2017

      Researched, wrote and worked with editors to write, edit and produce children’s books on international sport stars Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Rory McIlroy. European soccer specialist overseeing editorial production and proofreading books on the history of Europe’s top football clubs, including: Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus, AC Milan, Bayern Munich. Researched, wrote and worked with editors to write, edit and produce children’s books on international sport stars Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Rory McIlroy. European soccer specialist overseeing editorial production and proofreading books on the history of Europe’s top football clubs, including: Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus, AC Milan, Bayern Munich.

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Reporter
      • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

      Reported, wrote and edited stories on local and remote sports event as Montreal-based correspondent, sourcing stories to provide in-depth coverage and exclusive content. Coverage included: 2015 Women’s World Cup, Rogers Cup tennis, Major League Soccer (MLS). Reported, wrote and edited stories on local and remote sports event as Montreal-based correspondent, sourcing stories to provide in-depth coverage and exclusive content. Coverage included: 2015 Women’s World Cup, Rogers Cup tennis, Major League Soccer (MLS).

    • Canada
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Researcher
      • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

      Through research, discovered and chased down leads for potential storylines suiting the program. Contacted key players, interviewed them and vetted their stories, using Internet search tools and websites, access to information requests, plus ordering public records and court documents. Fact-checked, constructed timeline, wrote 1st-draft of script and provided episode content. Through research, discovered and chased down leads for potential storylines suiting the program. Contacted key players, interviewed them and vetted their stories, using Internet search tools and websites, access to information requests, plus ordering public records and court documents. Fact-checked, constructed timeline, wrote 1st-draft of script and provided episode content.

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sports Reporter for Spain
      • Nov 2005 - Jul 2014

      • Daily reporting on sports news originating from Spain, including coverage of La Liga clubs – notably Real Madrid and FC Barcelona - and other sports; also monitored and reported on Portugal sports stories on weekends. • Responded to breaking news with accurate, real-time reporting to AP style under time-sensitive deadlines. • Successfully juggled coverage of developing stories related to multiple sports for the international wire’s global subscribers, including: football, tennis, cycling, athletics, basketball, Formula One, Moto GP, golf’s European Tour. • Reported on live sporting events, wrote match reports and features under extremely sensitive timelines. • Developed sources to help break news and tackle financial stories and complex doping scandals, including news related to Madrid’s failed Olympic bids and the ongoing Operation Puerto scandal. • Reported from Olympic Games (2006, ’08, ’12) on a variety of sports (water polo, archery, field hockey, volleyball, handball, football), plus a variety of off-field topics including the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, doping news, governing bodies, and national federations. • Beat reporter for Spanish national team at 2010/’14 World Cup, 2008/’12 European Championship • Veteran reporter of sports finals: UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, Davis Cup, EuroBasket, Club World Cup. • AP’s Formula One beat writer for three seasons (2009-’11); marked by exclusive interviews and regular coverage. • Team player who developed original ideas and engaging narratives to help produce multimedia content for a variety of platforms, from digital to video to audio. • Commissioned and managed contractors, surveyed budgets and schedules and performed administrative duties. Show less

    • Canada
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Chief Euro 2012 Correspondent
      • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

      • Sportsnet.ca's chief correspondent at soccer's Euro 2012 Championship. http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/paul_logothetis/archive/ • Sportsnet.ca's chief correspondent at soccer's Euro 2012 Championship. http://www.sportsnet.ca/bios/paul_logothetis/archive/

  • Fall Line Media
    • London, Peterborough
    • Associate Editor
      • Jul 2003 - Nov 2005

      • Researched, wrote, and edited articles for a variety of outdoor adventure magazines distributed across Britain; kept up network of contacts for soliciting unique stories • Photo editor responsible for commissioning original artwork, organizing photo shoots, selecting images for the magazines. • Researched, wrote, and edited articles for a variety of outdoor adventure magazines distributed across Britain; kept up network of contacts for soliciting unique stories • Photo editor responsible for commissioning original artwork, organizing photo shoots, selecting images for the magazines.

Education

  • UC Berkeley Graduate Division
    Certificate from Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Podcasting: Telling Stories in Sound
    2021 - 2021
  • University of Westminster
    Masters, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
    2002 - 2003
  • Carleton University
    Bachelors of Arts, History
    1995 - 1999
  • Dawson College
    Communications, Media Studies
    1993 - 1995
  • Selwyn House School
    High School
    1986 - 1993

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