CALGARY - Donna Spencer, a prominent voice in amateur sports coverage and the longtime leader of The Canadian Press’s Olympic team, is the winner of this year’s Randy Starkman Award for leadership in sports journalism.

AthletesCAN announced Spencer as this year’s winner of the award Friday as part of the 2025 Canadian Sport Awards.

Spencer, who has been with The Canadian Press for nearly 28 years, is the organization’s leading reporter on amateur athletics and women’s hockey, while also covering curling and major sports in her current hometown of Calgary.

The award is named after former Toronto Star reporter Randy Starkman, who was a leader in amateur athletics and Olympic coverage before his death in 2012 at age 51.

Spencer said she worked frequently alongside Starkman after joining C

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