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Articles by Michael Franklin
- Paddleboarder injured after being hit by jet ski on Ghost Lake
- Bret Hart makes return to WWE Raw at the Saddledome
- 165 hectares of trees will be cut down in Banff National Park
- Calgary's water use drops, residents able to collect rainwater
- Appeal denied for man convicted of killing Calgary chef
- City concerned about strain on Calgary's other water treatment plant
- Senior dead after being hit by car in Airdrie
- 'We are not going to stop looking for you': Alberta murder suspect still at large
- Medicine Hat mayor apologizes for breaching code of conduct
- Calgary construction industry shows 'concern' over Green Line delay
Michael Franklin
ContactJoining CTV Calgary in 2011, Michael has over a decade of experience in online media.
Since that time, he has provided online coverage for a wide variety of stories such as the fatal highway shooting near Claresholm, the 2013 Calgary floods, the Brentwood murders and the trial of triple murderer Douglas Garland.
He has also covered numerous federal, provincial and municipal elections, Olympics and Calgary Stampede events.
His specialities in stories include crime, social issues, politics, parenting, social media, lifestyle and leisure.
His journalism career first started back in 2005 where, after graduating from the Journalism New Media program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, he secured a position working the graphics department at CBC Toronto.
Following that position, he took the plunge into the online media world at Canada.com.
He moved west in 2008, first settling in Edmonton and working with the Edmonton Journal's online team.
From there, he worked with Global Edmonton as a web producer, as well as a promotions producer.
Alongside the rest of his team at CTV Calgary, he has won the RTDNA's Edward R. Murrow award in 2014 for Digital Media, the Canadian Online Publishing Award for Best News Website in 2017, the RTDNA's Gord Sinclair award in 2017 for coverage of Calgary's municipal election and the Canadian Online Publishing Award for Best News Coverage in 2018.
He's also been part of the team that brought Broken System: EMS Crisis in Alberta a Regional Edward R. Murrow award and an RTDNA award for Enterprise Journalism in 2023.
Michael possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University, obtained in 2003, and a Journalism New Media certificate from Sheridan College.
When not at work, he enjoys spending time at home with his family.
He speaks English.
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