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Tom Harrington

@cbctom.bsky.social
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Hup Holland!! For Cruyff & Neeskens & Krol. For Bergkamp & Kluivert. For Van Persie & Robben. 🦁🦁🍊🍊#nothinglikeoranje  #NEDSWE
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
You know why there’s a Mexican duck and not a Canada Goose at this World Cup? Because no Canadian would be insane enough to try putting a shirt on a Canada Goose. #FIFAWorldCup
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Iraola will lift the gloom encircling Anfield. He’s likeable & knows the league. My question is whether the Reds have the kind of players who can deliver the style of football he wants. He’s definitely more of a gegen press type like Klopp. Maybe we’ll get a hint in the transfer window.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Need a break from the gloom? Walking through the neighborhood, I spied this tiny miracle of nature. Tulips that look like burning flames. Spectacular.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Some images from our footy trip. 4 matches in 4 days. At the Etihad, Selhurst Park, Loftus Road & The Valley. Our band of merry men.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Watched Liverpool win the merseyside derby in the concourse of the Etihad. Then me & my 🇨🇦 mates watched City beat Arsenal to tighten the title race even more. This sign unfurled after the match was “pitch perfect” #LFC
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
One photo is from Orion, taken in 2026. The other is from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ made in 1968. Pretty remarkable really. #artemis
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My friend & former colleague Susan Bonner will host her last newscast today on “Your World Tonight”. A dedicated & principled journalist whose career spanned 4 decades in both radio and television. Reporting from Washington and Ottawa. A tremendous legacy that will be hard to replace.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The first #OpeningDay game I ever saw, I covered for CBC Radio Sports in Montreal. The Expos hosted the Phillies. Leading off Pete Rose, who delivered his 4000th hit off Jerry Koosman, a double to RF. Still have the scorecard from that chilly April day at the Big O. #openingnight
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
One of the most simple yet touching rituals in Judaism for me is the yahrzeit. The offspring commemorating the anniversary of the death of their parents. As darkness fell, my wife & I lit two candles for my late in-laws - wonderful people who led exemplary lives. May their memories be a blessing. ✡️
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
My last broadcast almost a year ago. Miss the crew, the newsroom - and you. Keep listening especially on World Radio Day. 📻🎙️🇨🇦
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Lots of nostalgia today as the Olympics open in Milan. 20 years ago, I was Turin - one of 8 games I covered for CBC News & CBC Sports from 1996 to 2010. Remembering big moments, powerful stories & working with some of the best people in television. Photo: Sydney, September 2000
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My wife decided to make her own birthday cake, inspired by one she recently saw in a store. Before you is a lemon Tiramisu. And it was outstanding. Even without the ladyfingers being soaked in lemoncello, it was rich and refreshing. Hope you’ve had a sumptuous repast wherever you are. 🎄🎁🎂🍋
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Withrow Park, Toronto. Christmas Eve, 2025. “Let your heart be light”
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
September 2013. November 2017. The Chiefs & Cowboys have played only 12 times & I was there for 2 of them. Will be watching from home today, wishing my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving & hoping for a KC win. #ChiefsKingdom
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
During @ronsexsmith.bsky.social wonderful show last night, he invited Melanie Doane on stage with her ukulele. They started playing “Sunny” when Ron suddenly suggested “we need some kids.” About 150 scampered down the aisles, ukuleles in hand & joined in. A tonic at the end of a hard week.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I’ve been proudly part of a Jewish family for more than 40 years. My late mother in law called me her adopted Jewish son. Wishing my wife & her extended family (mine too) a good fast on Yom Kippur, this most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. A day of reflection, renewal & hope.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Another eerie sunset over the Big Smoke due to the big smoke from the wildfires in Western Canada and northern Ontario.
Smoke tinted sunset in Toronto
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Fabulous package arrived today from a European friend who is a huge 🇨🇦 @LFC fan like me. The program is from May’s final Liverpool match honouring the champs. The scarf is from Klopp’s farewell match in 2024. The first was stolen in the mail but my pal found another. Just brilliant! #YNWA
2025 Liverpool champions program Scarf from Klopp’s farewell match at Anfield
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Homemade muffins with Ontario blueberries based on an @chefannaolson recipe. Mmmmmm ☺️ #sundayvibes
Blueberry muffins
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
At the lake for the first time in more than a year. Canada flag is up & Canada geese welcoming committee paddles by. Hope you have a great weekend wherever you are. #cottagelife #balsamlake #FridayVibes
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
In the swing of things. Fortunate to live by one of the city’s best parks.
My grandson in a swing
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
My father: journalist, poet, historian, renaissance man. Gone more than a quarter century now. Honoured to bear his name. #FathersDay
My dad 60 years ago
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
“It’s a dog eat dog world Sammy…and I’m wearing Milkbone shorts.” The writers wrote and Norm delivered. RIP George Wendt
Actor George Wendt
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
On Victoria Day weekend 44 years ago today, I began my CBC career in Calgary. Now that I’m retired, I’ve been appreciating my good fortune to have seen the world, told thousands of stories & shared my belief in and love for…public broadcasting. 🎙️🖥️🇨🇦
Tom at the start of his career, moustache and all.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
It really was a day at the beach. 🏖️ #cancun 🇲🇽
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
A special Passover as Joel tastes matzoh for the first time. And yes, he liked it. It’s a Miracle!! Happy Pesach to all who are celebrating. ✡️
Joel eating matzoh
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Some moments from my final day at CBC. It’s been an overwhelming farewell. From my colleagues & from you. Thank you. 🎙️📻🇨🇦
Pictures from my final day at CBCPicture from my final day at CBCPicture from my final day at CBCCake for my final day at CBC
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Guess I’m seeing the signs. It’s been quite a ride.
Tom in front of CBC poster on subway train
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The schedule for my final week of work after 44 years at @CBC. “The World This Hour” Monday through Thursday. Closing out with “Your World Tonight” on Friday, March 28. Turns out my last week of work is the first week of #Election2025. 🤷🏼‍♂️❌ Hope you’ll be tuning in. 🇨🇦🎙️📻
Image of my last work schedule
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
My final 2 weeks at CBC & thinking about how long I’ve been connected to the place. Made my first appearance on TV almost 60 years ago. Sang on “The Tommy Hunter Show” 3 times in 1970/71. Canada’s public broadcaster is part of my DNA.
12 year old Tom Harrington on The Tommy Hunter Show in 1970.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
For a time in the late 80s & early 90s, my brother & 2 sisters and I all worked at CBC at the same time in different areas. But one night in February 1993, my sister Denise on Parliament Hill, me in Montreal had stories on The National one after the other. Pretty cool, maybe even a first.
Lineup of stories on The National newscast February 1993
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Posting some memories as I wind down my CBC career. This is from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Donovan Bailey was defending champion in the 100. He failed to reach the final after battling a virus. He felt he’d let Canada down. But I told him “you’ll always be an Olympic champion.”
Former Olympic 100m champion bows out at Sydney games
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Are you ready for a #threepeat?! I am. Let’s Goooooooooooooo #chiefskingdom #superbowl
Me in Chiefs gear
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Tough, vital, dramatic victories. Big steps towards a title. A Super Saturday for 🟥🟥 #BRELIV #HOUvsKC
Liverpool score Chiefs score
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Tough, vital, dramatic victories. Big steps towards a title. A Super Saturday for 🟥🟥 #BRELIV #HOUvsKC
Liverpool scoreChiefs score
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
It’s strange how having been to a place dealing with calamity & tragedy, makes the feeling of concern go a little bit deeper. Our 2016 trip to Los Angeles & Southern California was so great.
Nighttime Los AngelesRoute 66 sign Hollywood Bowl
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Don’t get to many games. Knies to be at this one. Great entertainment. #leafsforever
End of leafs game
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Withrow Park, Toronto. Wherever you are on this Christmas Eve, I hope it’s with who you love and that you are cozy and warm and safe.
Christmas tree in Withrow Park in Toronto
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
This popped up in another timeline. Yours truly at 24 in Austria, the summer of 1982.
Me at 24 in Austria, summer of 1982.
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Sunday Brunch with our daughter for her birthday. We took her here for our first dinner out after she was born 26 years ago & now grandson Joel has had his first visit. Making more memories.
Daughter and baby at restaurant table
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Toronto at dusk.
Toronto at dusk
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
61 years ago today. Dealey Plaza taken during a visit in 2017. #JFK
Dealey Plaza, Dallas Texas
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
“Leafs fans, the Cup is in the building!” (No, not that one) 🙄
Grey Cup raised before Leafs game
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Had both my flu and Covid vaccines today. Hoping the pharmacist did a better job with the shot than she did with the bandaid. Still, feeling protected. 💉🦠
Photo of my Covid vaccine bandaid
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Tom Harrington @cbctom.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
The inspiration for my handle was a weekend on the French River in Lake Timiskaming in northern Ontario a couple of months ago. Just breathtaking. Here’s another. 🇨🇦 #saturdaymorning
Photo of French River
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