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BIO:

MIKE EDGELL

Executive Producer & Senior Consultant,

Thornley Fallis & 76design

 Former national news and Olympic correspondent Mike Edgell was hired in 2009 to lead the multimedia video practices of Thornley Fallis and 76design, based in Toronto.

 Edgell spent 15 years as a journalist, including 11 years in television for CBC, CHUM, and Global.  He covered the Olympics in Turin, Italy, and Beijing, China.

 Known for his innovative storytelling and creative production skills, Edgell has covered many significant events around the world, including life in South Africa post-apartheid, volatile Presidential elections in Mexico, the RCMP shooting rampage, and hurricanes in Texas, Louisiana and Florida.  He twittered from Barack Obama’s Inauguration and covered the US President’s first international visit to Canada.  Along the way, Edgell has captured the essence of numerous personalities including Jennifer Lopez, Jay Leno, Bill Gates, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, Brett Favre, and Donald Trump. 

 Edgell was also chosen as a finalist for the top national investigative journalism award for an expose into stolen military weapons.  And was the sole witness in a dismemberment trial where his investigation helped convict the killer.

 That experience has taught Edgell to appreciate the power of the visual, and he is now applying that insight, online. “There’s plenty of research demonstrating the power of sound and motion, but in five years, using video will become a question of relevance.”