HI! I’M MICHAEL HAINSWORTH.

YOU MAY KNOW ME FROM THE RADIO.

OR TV.

OR THE INTERNET.

YEARS IN BROADCASTING
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INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED
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AFTER 18 YEARS AT CANADA’S FINANCIAL NEWS NETWORK, IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW CHALLENGE.

 

HERE’S WHAT I’VE BEEN UP TO SINCE:

Futurithmic
Technology shapes and influences almost every aspect of our lives today. And we've only scratched the surface of understanding how it will radically change the way we live in the future. I'm getting inside the heads of some of the world's most influential thought leaders to explore the intersection of humanity and technology.
See the Future
THE PUBLICATION
We've assembled a team of crack website developers, social media experts, and technology journalists to expand on the documentary series with more insight into the topics, provide new ideas about the impact technology will have in the future, and look at the latest toys.
Read the Future
The Podcast
I've spoken to the brightest minds in Artificial Intelligence, Science Fiction, Augmented Reality, and more. And there's no way we could cram it all into a 10 minute web series. Subscribe to a podcast that takes you behind the scenes, speak to more experts and expand our understanding of tomorrow.
Hear the Future
CIBC #InnovationEconomy Series for Startups, Growth Stage, and Late Stage Entrepreneurs
Watch CIBC's first-ever content series as six of Canada's most successful companies share their stories about success, failure, and how to grow in the Innovation Economy.
Watch the Series
CIBC #InnovationEconomy Series for Startups, Growth Stage, and Late Stage Entrepreneurs
Watch CIBC's first-ever content series as six of Canada's most successful companies share their stories about success, failure, and how to grow in the Innovation Economy.
Watch the Series
TMX Presents
One in 3 companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange got its start on the junior exchange. TMX Presents is a regular series that showcases Bay Street's success stories and peeks behind the curtain at TMX Group.
Watch The Series

THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR PODCAST

WITH ALAN CROSS AND MICHAEL HAINSWORTH

NEW EPISODES WEDNESDAYS

TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC, AND POP CULTURE NEWS & INTERVIEWS
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it’s The World’s Worst Intern
Program: pay us $1/episode, do no work, and get no credit

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THEY REALLY LIKE US

WE’RE JUST AS SURPRISED AS YOU ARE
#1 ON ITUNES CANADA

for 4 straight weeks after a month on the “New & Notable” charts

21,000 LISTENERS

enough to pack Toronto’s Massey Hall for a 4 night run every month

BIG SHOT GUESTS

from the world of music, technology, and science actually return our calls

The CD Howe Institute Podcast
Widely considered to be Canada's most influential think tank, the Institute is a trusted source of essential policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.
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Where's My Jetpack?

A web series about the promise of technology

When we were kids we were promised

FLYING CARS 65 % CHANCE
ROBOT BUTLERS 40 % CHANCE
FOOD IN PILL FORM 10 % CHANCE

Why didn't we get them? What did we get instead?

And what are we getting next?

Watch the Web Series
CTV News
I was Canada's Most Watched Business Reporter for 15 Years

Video courtesy CTV

TORONTO’S #1 NEWS

It still amazes me that I worked for CTV Toronto. When I was a kid I wanted to be a CFTO news reporter. And for 15 years I was. The fact I worked out of “The Much Music Building” at 299 Queen Street West was another career dream come true.

SPORTS REPORTER LANCE BROWN

was like a big brother. A much, older, less attractive big brother. Which is why we razzed each other on-air.

People thought we hate each other but I’d only actually met the guy once and he smelled very nice.

WE HAVE CLEARANCE, CLARENCE

I was also the guy in airport departure lounges and your seatback screen. Once, a fellow passenger had no idea the guy sitting beside him was the one he was watching on TV.

Business News Network
I was Canada's Longest Serving Financial News Anchor

Video courtesy CTV

The Business News
BNN's Flagship Newscast

I loved getting insight into how the world works from some of the brightest names in economics and finance

I’ve spoken to hundreds of CEOS and analysts over my career and learned something new every single time

Play by play on the markets was the closest I got to the game of hockey

The Close
Breaking news after the bell

After hours market reaction to breaking news was one of my biggest news thrills

Analysing the future direction of the markets was a great challenge

Always with the dramatic walking from story to story. You should see my Fitbit stats

Marketcall
was by far my favourite program

It was a blast talking to people on the other side of the television set

60 straight minutes with some of the smartest investors was an education

It’s the most watched show on BNN

680 News
I spent 6 years at Canada's #1 All News Radio Station
1 Million Listeners
During my time anchoring the afternoon drive show with Ann Doose, I played a critical role in helping the station reach a major milestone
Energetic Ideas
The reporter at the scene you hear in the :00/:30 opening headlines, the stinger going into the :15 update, and the closing bell were ideas that became integral to the sound of the station
First Business Reporter
I had the honour of being the first business reporter at an all news radio station in Canada, reporting on the rise of Research in Motion and the fall of Nortel Networks
History Making
My station mug reads “News Every 20 Minutes” and I own the original :40 news theme that was scrapped for “News Every 30 Minutes” a year later
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