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CBC has just announced that Chris Harris has been hired as Executive Producer, Digital, |Scripted. In his new role, Harris will report to Paul McGrath, Director, Digital Content, CBC.

Most recently he was Vice President, Strategy & Business Development with Secret Location, a position he held since 2013.  Prior to that Head of Social Media at Shaw Media.   He had previously spent more than seven years with CBC as an award-winning interactive producer and journalist, working in Sports, News, Kids, and Television. In 2006 he joined Alliance Atlantis/Canwest where he led the digital content teams at Shaw Media and Canwest as both director and head of Online Content, where he helped lead the creation of globally-recognized award-winning work, which resulted in significant growth in unique visitors, visits, engagement, and revenue.

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Dave Forde

Dave “The Connector” Forde is a 20-year veteran of the Canadian marketing, PR, and tech industries. He is the founder of The Connected One network, including industry news sites Canadian Ad Insider and PR In Canada, and serves as a strategic business advisor. Connect with him on LinkedIn and X.


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