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Brendan Ellis
Brendan has worked in digital and broadcast roles at CTV News for more than five years.
Brendan started his career at CTV News Regina as an intern in 2018. After joining the news team full time, he split time as a Video Journalist, producing content for CTV News Regina broadcasts and as a Digital Content Producer, writing and creating engaging online content for CTVNewsRegina.ca and social media.
He joined the digital team full time in 2020, and in 2022, he was promoted to Senior Digital Content Producer to help lead the creation of online news for southern Saskatchewan.
As a digital journalist, Brendan has covered several provincial news events including federal, provincial and municipal elections, discoveries of unmarked graves on Saskatchewan First Nations and the COVID-19 pandemic. He also covered the Saskatchewan Roughriders for CTVNewsRegina.ca.
Brendan grew up in Calgary and moved to Saskatchewan to attend the University of Regina, graduating with a degree in Journalism in 2019.
Looking to get back to his hometown, Brendan moved back to Calgary and joined the CTV News Calgary team as a Digital Producer in September 2023.
He speaks English.
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