Sheri Forde (born Sheri Hargrave; June 18, 1968) is a

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reporter on '' Sportsnet Tonight'', and formerly of

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(TSN), based in

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. She has reported on the various Toronto sports teams. Forde joined TSN in 1998 from

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. She moved to Toronto in 2002 to work for

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then went back to TSN in 2003. Originally from

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, Forde has been working in the

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since 1987. On November 17, 2015, her role at TSN was eliminated as a part of restructuring effort. Sheri authored a first person account of the racist incidents she, her colleagues and her family have experienced as a mixed race couple. Sheri is married to

Duane Forde Duane Forde (born May 8, 1969) is a Canadian television broadcaster for TSN and a former player in the CFL. Career College football Born in Toronto, Forde attended the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario where he obtained his Bache ...

who works for TSN as a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forde, Sheri Canadian television sportscasters Living people 1968 births Women sports announcers People from Brooks, Alberta Canadian women television journalists