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OWL: What did sports mean to you as a kid? Donnovan: It was the source of my confidence, friends, and identity. If I wasn't playing sports, I was watching or thinking about sports. At every family gathering, sports was a topic of conversation. In school, every project I submitted was about sports. O: How did you get your start as a sports broadcaster? D: I interned at the Score Television Network and helped with university football coverage. I even flew to Saskatoon to cover the Canadian college football championship, the Vanier Cup. That week I learned more than I did during my entire university career! I was offered a job at the network before I finished university. O: Were you ever interested in other types of broadcasting? D: I would have taken any broadcasting role! But I believed I could find a way in sports. As I get older and my interests and knowledge vary, I become more interested in and qualified to do things outside of sports. Even in my traditional sports work, I'm looking at sports through a lens of news, pop culture, music, fashion, politics, and more. O: What is your biggest love outside of sports? D: My family. I've incorporated family into my work in the past. My grandparents voiced a promo for my podcast and radio show. I've used my grandfather's immigration story to touch on how sports helped my family assimilate into Canada. Every day, I try to build my career around the needs of my family as best I can. O: Who were you the most excited to meet through your job? D: Stephen Curry. He's a role model in terms of his excellence, his philanthropy, and his humility. To see how he carries himself up close was very cool. O: What advice would you give to aspiring sports broadcasters? D: Don't shy away from what makes you unique. You can do a better job being yourself than trying to act like someone else. Also, this is a competitive business, but that's okay because that's how you improve and get better. Embrace the grind and attack the hurdles. SPORTS BROADCASTER! MEET A FAST FACTS Donnovan has been a TV and radio host and producer in sports media since 2013. THE HOST WITH THE MOST Donnovan once surprised NBA star Stephen Curry with fuzzy peach candies during an interview. Curry loved the Canadian candy as a kid. SWEET AND SOUR! Donnovan went to Western University in London, Ontario. He reported on Western's basketball team for the school's radio station and newspaper. UNIVERSITY TRAINING 24 OWL November 2025 COOL job TEXT: JOHN CROSSINGHAM PHOTOS: DONNOVAN BENNETT Donnovan Bennett gets to talk about sports all day! owl@owlkids.com ARE THERE ANY COOL JOBS YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT? TELL US AT