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Kris Ketonen

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Covers:  Entertainment, sports, news, business, features - for a complete portfolio, visit www.krisketonen.com.

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Kris Ketonen’s Biography

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I’m a writer and journalist with years of experience with print and broadcast reporting, advertising copy, creative writing, speech and script writing, communications and media relations writing, and web writing.

I currently work as a casual reporter/editor/associate producer with CBC Radio in Thunder Bay, and contribute to several other publications in a freelance capacity, contributing news, sports, entertainment and feature stories.

My previous writing-related experience includes several yea…

Kris Ketonen’s Journalist Portfolio

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'They're long days, but worth it:' volunteers ready fields for Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay

'They're long days, but worth it:' volunteers ready fields for Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay

Getting Thunder bay's Port Arthur Stadium and Baseball Central fields up to the high standards needed to host…

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Ghostly Hounds

Ghostly Hounds

A profile of Montreal witch-folk band the Ghostly Hounds.

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Want a career in video games? Writer says be flexible, cooperative

Want a career in video games? Writer says be flexible, cooperative

The video game industry can be a tough crate to smash, but would-be developers have a crowbar up their sleeve…

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Everclear

Everclear

Interview with Everclear frontman Art Alexakis for The Walleye magazine.

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Q&A: Ian Thornley of Big Wreck

Q&A: Ian Thornley of Big Wreck

A question-and-answer session with Big Wreck frontman Ian Thornley in advance of the band's show in Thunder B…

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Hollerado Takes the Pressure Off

Hollerado Takes the Pressure Off

Music journalism - Hollerado interview and show preview

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Articles

Uncollected used tires a 'widespread provincial issue' according to dealer's association

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By Kris Ketonen Verified
| CBLW (Thunder Bay, ON) Verified
Thunder Bay Ontario auto shops, tire dealers, and municipalities are still grappling with uncollected used tires, which are piling up across Ontario due to a change in the province's tire regulation.
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New property tax class for small Ontario municipalities proposed as way to encourage new housing Original

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By Kris Ketonen Verified
| CBLW (Thunder Bay, ON) Verified
Thunder Bay A new property tax class is being proposed for Ontario communities of less than 5,000 people. If approved by the province, it would allow those communities to reduce property tax rates on new homes for a period of 30 years, incentivizing new housing builds.
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Thunderstorms, thick fog, tornado warnings: severe weather hits parts of northwestern Ontario on Wednesday

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By Kris Ketonen Verified
| CBLW (Thunder Bay, ON) Verified
Thunder Bay Northwestern Ontario saw dense fog, severe thunderstorms, and even tornado warnings on Wednesday, although no damage was reported from the storms, Environment Canada said. Environment Canada says severe thunderstorms remain possible in western parts of region Kris Ketonen · CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2026 3:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 42 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

A high school co-op placement at The Chronicle-Journal, Thunder Bay's daily newspaper.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email - kris@krisketonen.com

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Wordpress, Marantz audio recorder, Daletplus audio editor, broadcasting equipment, Zoom audio recorder, word processing software, web CMS

Awards

Best Screenplay - Diamond Award

2017 - Screenwriting

Received from the NYC Indie Film Awards for The Sum of Random Chance, a feature film screenplay I co-wrote.

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Best Screenplay Feature

2017 - Screenwriting

From the Los Angeles Film Awards, for the co-written feature film screenplay The Sum of Random Chance.

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