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name: Dave Mendonca
about: Growing up in the western Toronto-area suburb of Brampton, Ontario, Dave never figured he'd become a published book author.In fact, back in Grade 7, the overweight kid with zero confidence thought his future career would be as a professional gasoline pumper at your local station.Well, since then, he became a Canadian national television sports reporter, freelance entertainment print journalist, basketball podcast co-host and published book author.During his career, he covered many NBA, MLB and NHL games while speaking with various former/current stars such as Hockey Hall of Fame member, Wayne Gretzky, 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Champion, Vince Carter and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, Pedro Martinez.Dave also interviewed countless celebrities inclu Growing up in the western Toronto-area suburb of Brampton, Ontario, Dave never figured he'd become a published book author.In fact, back in Grade 7, the overweight kid with zero confidence thought his future career would be as a professional gasoline pumper at your local station.Well, since then, he became a Canadian national television sports reporter, freelance entertainment print journalist, basketball podcast co-host and published book author.During his career, he covered many NBA, MLB and NHL games while speaking with various former/current stars such as Hockey Hall of Fame member, Wayne Gretzky, 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Champion, Vince Carter and Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, Pedro Martinez.Dave also interviewed countless celebrities including Beyonce Knowles, Jamie Foxx and Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield.Not bad for a kid who thought pumping gas would be his end game.These days, Dave is a basketball, baseball, movie, pop culture nerd who lives just outside of Toronto with his lovely bride and continues to work on fun book projects. ...more