Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Cathal Kelly

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'''Cathal Kelly''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] writer, who won the [[Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour]] in 2019 for his childhood memoir ''Boy Wonders''.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2IbADZC "Cathal Kelly wins Leacock Medal"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', June 10, 2019.</ref>

A sports columnist for ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'',<ref>[http://bit.ly/2IB6HFa "Cathal Kelly's memoir Boy Wonders wins $15K Leacock Medal for humour writing"]. [[CBC Books]], May 6, 2019.</ref> Kelly was born and raised in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] to immigrant parents from [[Ireland]].<ref>Gerald Flood, [http://bit.ly/2IaD6TW "Nostalgic memoir a marvel"]. ''[[Winnipeg Free Press]]'', November 10, 2018.</ref> He studied political science at the [[University of Toronto]], and journalism at [[Ryerson University]], before joining the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' as a copy editor in the early 2000s.<ref name=rrj>[http://bit.ly/2IB8EBp "Prize Fighters: Sports sections are on the ropes, but columnists with distinctive voices are still throwing punches"]. ''[[Ryerson Review of Journalism]]'', Spring 2015.</ref> He began writing for the paper as a beat reporter covering the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], as well as writing some automobile and travel journalism, before becoming a full-time sports columnist in 2005.<ref>"Racism back on soccer's front burner". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', February 3, 2005.</ref> He transferred to ''The Globe and Mail'' in 2014.<ref name=rrj/>

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