Bobby Hristova Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto

Secondment with CBC Marketplace until late February 2025

Hamilton

Also a member of CBC News, Current Affairs, Local social strategy committee and a peer supporter.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Secondment with CBC Toronto's Enterprise Unit from late June to late July 2024.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• One of the lead reporters for stories about B.C. murder suspects Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky
• Pitch and write daily stories for the National Post, Financial Post, Post Homes and The GrowthOp
• Manage the homepage and Instagram account, creating engaging, interactive explainers for the latter
• Re-write online stories with a unique twist and edit and publish wire stories
• Film, produce, edit and upload Comment Nation YouTube series and create Explainer videos

Toronto, Canada Area

• Reported an investigative piece about compromised data in Toronto hospitals for CityNews and 680 News
• Produce newscasts during weekend editor shifts by using news judgement, assigning reporters, looking on the web or wire for news, creating relevant copy for listeners and updating stories
• Interviewing, writing and voicing local stories and breaking news
• Cutting audio from clips, reports or songs for broadcast
• Training for anchor role

Toronto, Canada Area

• Award-winning student feature about Bruce McArthur investigation (Better Newspaper Awards 2018)
• Wrote 19 stories for print and digital with audio, video, social media and other multimedia elements
• Managed 15 journalists, one photo editor and one production editor for April 13 and Oct. 5 editions
• Collaborated on most read 2018 online report — a five-part feature on the Bruce McArthur case
• Produced an average of two stories per newspaper – nine of which made the front page

Story Arts Centre

• Crafted stories with interviews, multimedia components and social media elements in expedient fashion

Toronto, Canada Area

• Aired my own election story on television; the work was all done outside of my internship hours
• Worked alongside journalists to produce their ideas, stories, interviews and sources quickly and correctly
• Focused on provincial elections, creating four databases with information about Ontario elections

Belleville, ON

• Responsible for program design, co-ordination and providing leadership in delivery of programs
• Create monthly staff schedule and program calendar for youth centre
• Design and complete rule and policy forms for youth centre; revise as needed
• Train and orient all summer staff for youth centre
• Monitor the day-to-day delivery of the programs and summer staff
• Create and manage file-sharing system for staff

Student Housing And Residence Life

• Planned and executed a variety of residence wide events including sporting events, communal gatherings, and off-campus trips for the entire community on a weekly basis
• Facilitated residence club and committee meetings on a weekly basis. Details about each club and committee involving me can be found under the “Organizations” section
• Promoted community wide events through various social media outlets, posters, door-to door advertising, and other co-workers and community groups to ensure maximum outreach
• Mentored other co-workers and helped them with student engagement, event facilitation, advertising and promotion, personal wellness, and student situations, among other topics
• Networked and connected with school clubs and resources to establish new connections and strengthen communications previously settled
• Conducted a presentation surrounding social media which included information regarding the prevalence of the online world, effective marketing strategies, and how we should display ourselves professionally online

Belleville, ON

• I worked for Quantum, a program aimed at providing students facing a variety of challenges with wrap-around care as they enter secondary school.
• Developed and updated a website using Wix Website Editor for the Quantum Program.
• Initiated social media presence by composing a social media strategy, promoting and documenting many program events, and by using online social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
• Coordinated and executed various events including Canada's Wonderland trip and Beach Day to foster a sense of belonging for students in the program while teaching them of Quantum's core values.
• Developed the Amazing Race, a community-wide event where Quantum students attend different stations in the area to participate in games and activities that are meaningful and give back to the community. This was.
• Founded Quantum Arrow, a program in which students set their own goals using a smart goal method and aim to complete them with the guidance of Quantum.

Student Housing And Residence Life

• Promoted community wide social events through various social media outlets, posters and bulletin boards, door-to door advertising, and other co-workers and community groups ensuring maximum outreach
• Organized and executed various events including community potluck, bonfire and karaoke to give students opportunities to de-stress while building a sense of community and learning about residence values
• Mentored and supported over 60 students through one-on-one meetings, social media, social events and residence wide workshops focused on empowering students to become leaders and well-rounded individuals
• Conducted overnight rounds around residence campus to ensure the safety of students, asses the environment of buildings and enforce residence regulations and policies in the event that a rule had been infringed
• Composed and compiled written reports regarding student engagement, disciplinary action, any community-wide social events I facilitated or monitored and bi-weekly reflections to communicate effectively with my supervisor
• Created RezRun, a residence-wide program in which students gather and run together on a weekly basis. The program aims to increase students' awareness of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle, and their own campus.

Trenton Onroute

• I stopped working in June 2014 to begin University and then returned to work in April 2015.
• Managed financial transactions directly with customers and co-workers in a fast-paced environment
• Multi-tasked by serving customers, cleaning workspace and preparing more products to be sold
• Delegated employee tasks to adapt to the amount of business the company saw each day

Honours Bachelor Of Arts With High Distinction, Journalism Specialist/Psychology Minor

Graduated with High Distinction. Winner of the Letter Award for significant contributions to student life and two Dean's List awards for.

Advanced Diploma, Journalism

I learned the applied skills of the craft here. This program has turned me into a true journalist. Winner of two Dean's Awards for my work.