Mary Ormsby, Journalist/Author

Journalist, Author and Screenplay Writer Mary Ormsby talks about her 35 years writing for The Toronto Star, being a ‘day oner’ on 1430 The Fan alongside co-host Steve Simmons, her frequent appearances on The Bobcat Bob McCown’s Prime Time Sports, her nearly 40 years of covering Ben Johnson’s 1988 Seoul Olympics adventure (from being in the stands during the race to writing a best selling book with Big Ben himself), and why she is not the only celebrated former Toronto Star journalist in her own home!

Mary Ormsby’s book World’s Fastest Man* The Incredible Life of Ben Johnson is available at https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/worlds-fastest-man/

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