Sylvia Sweeney (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian journalist and television producer, and former Olympic competitor. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
Sweeney was born and grew up in Montreal, and attended McGill University where she was a star of the McGill Martlets basketball team. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The McGill Martlets are the women's athletic teams that represent McGill University in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m She also subsequently played for the Concordia Stingers and the Laurentian Lady Vees. The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Laurentian University ( Université Laurentienne) founded in 1960 is a mid-sized bilingual University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario Concordia's team made it to the national finals in 1977, and Laurentian's team won the championship in 1979. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 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. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The International Basketball Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
In the late 1980s, Sweeney entered television, becoming a journalist and host for CTV's W-FIVE. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia W-FIVE, also known as W5 or W5 with Eric Malling, is a Canadian News magazine Television series which airs on the 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. WTSN is a now defunct Canadian category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel dedicated to presenting women in Sports. W Network (often referred to only as W) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel based in Toronto TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO, ( Call signs CICA, CICE, CICO) is a publicly-funded educational English language History Television is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel that presents programming about History and VisionTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel that airs multi-faith and multicultural programming
In 2002, Sweeney was named the executive producer of the National Film Board's Ontario production centre. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Film Board of Canada (usually National Film Board or NFB) is Canada's public film producer and distributor
Sweeney is the daughter of music teacher Daisy Sweeney and railway cook James Sweeney, and the niece of jazz musician Oscar Peterson. Daisy Peterson Sweeney (born May 7, 1920) was a Canadian music teacher known for having taught many of the most notable figures in Canadian Jazz Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian One of her most famous television productions was In the Key of Oscar, a 1992 documentary about her uncle. Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
Canadian Interuniversity Sport and TSN present an annual Sylvia Sweeney Award to a Canadian women's university basketball player who best exemplifies the values of athletics, academics and community involvement. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading
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In 1996 Sylvia Sweeney was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame and in 2000 was inducted into the Quebec Merite Sportif Hall of Fame. Black Canadians', Caribbean Canadians, and African Canadians are designations used for people of Black African descent who reside in
In 1998 Sylvia Sweeney became a Director of the Ontario Media Development Corporation which is the former Ontario Film Development Corporation, the province of Ontario's Film Commission responsible for issuing film tax credits to filmmakers in Ontario.
In 2002 as the Executive Producer of the National Film Board of Canada Sylvia Sweeney created the Momentum Film Program, giving filmmakers an opportunity to gain better access to the Canadian film industry. Sylvia Sweeney innovated . the collaboration between the Ontario Media Development Corporation's Al Waxman Calling Card Program and the National Film Board of Canada's development program to increase film budgets for aspiring filmmakers. The first year of that joint program Executive Producer Sylvia Sweeney assigned NFB Producer Peter Starr to oversee the joint Calling Card documentary film project "Hardwood", which was produced by Erin Faith Young and Directed by Hubert Davis and commissioned for television broadcast by TVOntario. "Hardwood" was nominated for an Oscar Award in 2004
Sylvia Sweeney combines her background in Olympic Competition, National Television Broadcasting and the Performing Arts to create a International Paralympic and Olympic entertainment programs. Sylvia Sweeney has brought world class artists to perform at Olympic events since 1996, with a Salute to the Canadian Olympic Team in Atlanta starring Leslie Nielsen, Sonia Benzra, Celine Dion, David Foster, Ofrah Harnoy, Ashley MacIsaac, Marie Jo Theriot and many more. Sylvia Sweeney borught artists the Paralympic Games in 2004 and in 2008 was supported by the Beijing Organizing Committee to the Olympic Games in an effort to build an Arts Bridge between the Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Olympic Cultural events in Beijing, China by staging a series of high profile concerts and television programs.
In 2004 Sylvia Sweeney resumed her position as President of Elitha Peterson Productions Inc and Sylvia Sweeney also became the President of International Performing Arts for All (IPAFA) Ltd. IPAFA is an international company with a focus on world class performing arts. Sylvia Sweeney is combining her background as an Olympic Athlete, National Television Producer and her education in the Performing Arts. Sylvia Sweeney brought world class artists to the Olympic Games beginning in 1996, the Paralympic Games in 2004 and in 2008 was supported by the Beijing Organizing Committee to the Olympic Games in an effort to build an Arts Bridge between the Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Olympic Cultural events in Beijing, China by staging a series of high profile concerts and television programs.
In 2004 IPAFA became the Official Supplier of Arts and Entertainment to the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
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