Global InformationMark Towhey information
Mark Towhey (born 1964) is a broadcaster, columnist, and former political aide.
From 2019 to 2020 he was editor-in-chief of Sun News, a group of five tabloid newspapers in Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton owned by Postmedia Network.[1] He left Postmedia management (and the Suns) in 2020 but remains a freelance columnist with the Toronto Sun.[citation needed]
He was previously a Canadian management consultant, and political strategist[2][3] From 2013 until 2021, he hosted a 2-hour radio talk show, Sunday afternoons, on CFRB in Toronto.[3]
He was a key player in the election of the late Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto,[4] and Patrick Brown as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[5][6] He is the author of Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable – How I tried to help the world’s most notorious mayor. [7] Towhey remains a frequent contributor and political analyst and roundtable panelist on CFRB and has also appeared on CTV, CP24, TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin and in Huffington Post, the National Post, the Toronto Star and other media outlets.
- ^ "Mark Towhey named new head honcho of The Suns". Toronto Sun. 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "The Blog". towhey.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ a b "iHeartRadio.ca NEWSTALK1010". iHeartRadio.ca. BellMedia CFRB NEWSTALK1010. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Gillis, Charlie (October 14, 2015). "Mark Towhey: The man behind Rob Ford". No. October 14, 2015. Maclean's Magazine. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Reevely, David. "Patrick Brown's path to victory". No. February 27, 2015. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Mark Towhey joins Patrick Brown Leadership Campaign #ForTheWin". Canada News Wire. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Towhey, Mark (October 27, 2015). Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable. New York: Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 360. ISBN 1634500423. Retrieved 17 May 2017.