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Jackie Redmond Crowned the Winner of Gillette DRAFTED Season 3 on theScore!
Former radio personality becomes Canada’s Next Sportscaster and Gillette Spokesperson
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TORONTO, November 29th, 2011 – Score Media Inc. in partnership with Gillette today announces that Jackie Redmond has been crowned the winner of Gillette DRAFTED 3: The Search for Canada’s Next Sportscaster. A former radio personality, Jackie is now theScore’s newest sportscaster, contributing to theScore Television Network, ScoreMobile and theScore.com and the newest member of the Gillette spokesperson family.
In a 10-week sportscaster challenge filled with everything from highlight challenges to mock job interviews, Jackie’s stellar track record and poise landed her the ultimate dream job.
“Jackie stood out as the one to beat from the very first challenge and kept getting better as the competition progressed,” says Greg Sansone, Vice President, Broadcast Operations, Score Media Inc. “We’re thrilled to have her join our team at theScore and I can’t wait to see all the great things she will achieve in her career.”
In addition to becoming Canada’s next sportscaster, Jackie has also won the opportunity to be a Gillette Canada spokesperson for one year.
“We are so excited to congratulate Jackie Redmond for winning Gillette DRAFTED 3 and welcome her to the Gillette team,” says Chris Lamb, Gillette Brand Manager. “It was a fantastic season and all ten finalists delivered under pressure, but it was Jackie’s passion and consistently strong performance that wowed the judges. Gillette has an exciting year ahead and we’re looking forward to having Jackie with us.”
For more information, contact:
Score Media Inc.
Sharon Lassman
Director, Communications
416-977-6787 x 2217
slassman@scoremedia.com
Procter & Gamble Inc.
Pam Baillie, External Relations
416-730-4135
baillie.pe@pg.com
About Score Media Inc.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Score Media’s primary asset, theScore Television Network (“theScore”), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.8 million homes across Canada. The Company’s digital media assets include theScore.com and the industry leading mobile sports applications ScoreMobile, ScoreMobile FC and SportsTap which reach over three million unique users per month. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 280 employees in 2011, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.
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