Fernando Bossoes, a third-year Journalism student at Humber Lakeshore, never knew when he first walked into the varsity department gym in September 2023 how much he would exceed his expectations.
Bossoes never envisioned himself as a journalist in high school. He was never interested in courses like math, chemistry or biology, but gravitated toward history and communications.
“So when I actually started and started hearing people's stories and writing about all their stories, that's when I realized I really, really love this profession,” he said.
Despite when he first walked in, he knew nothing about sports or their rules but ended up walking away mind blown when he was awarded the Jerry Howarth Sports Broadcasting Award on Nov. 7. Howarth was a play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981 to 2017.
Bossoes credits his win to his manager.
“Brian Lepp, my manager at the varsity job. I'm very grateful for all the opportunities you've been giving me.” Bossoes said. “Like I didn't know anything, and for Brian to keep giving me these opportunities and keep trusting my work and my work ethic. I can give him all the credit.”
He said how despite winning the award, he didn't do it to be recognized, but for the love he has for the Humber and Varsity community.
“It's something I'm very proud of, I'm very grateful for getting that, but it only gives me more fuel to keep working on my craft and keep improving every single day,” he said.
