Sylvia Sweeney

Sylvia Sweeney is a Canadian journalist and television producer.

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Sweeney grew up in Montreal and attended McGill University, where she was a star of the McGill Martlets basketball team. She also subsequently played for the Concordia Stingers and the Laurentian Lady Vees. Concordia's team made it to the national finals in 1977, and Laurentian's team won the championship in 1979. Sweeney was also a member of the national Olympic women's basketball team in 1976 and 1984, and was named the Most Valuable Player at the FIBA world championships in 1979.

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Montreal - McGill University - McGill Martlets - Basketball - Concordia Stingers - Laurentian Lady Vees - 1977 - 1979 - Olympic - 1976 - 1984 - FIBA

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In the late 1980s, Sweeney entered television, becoming a journalist and host for CTV's W5. She has also been an anchor for the CBC, and has produced award-winning documentary programming for WTSN, W Network, TVOntario, History Television and Vision TV.

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1980s - CTV - W5 - CBC - WTSN - W Network - TVOntario - History Television - Vision TV

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In 2002, Sweeney was named the executive producer of the National Film Board's Ontario production centre.

Related Topics:
2002 - National Film Board

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Sweeney is the niece of Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson. One of her most famous television productions was In the Key of Oscar, a 1992 documentary about her uncle.

Related Topics:
Jazz - Oscar Peterson - In the Key of Oscar - 1992

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See also: Black Canadian.

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