Mike Gormley is a Canadian-American music executive, journalist, talent manager and broadcaster.
10 Facts About Mike Gormley
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Mike Gormley attended school in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Mike Gormley returned to Ottawa to attend Algonquin College and to write for The Journal.
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Mike Gormley was a weekly columnist and writer for The Ottawa Journal, covering The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Everly Bros, among others.
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Mike Gormley then moved to the United States and became Feature Writer for The Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press.
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Mike Gormley was a writer for the daily newsletter published by editors of the Toronto Globe and Mail on behalf of Pierre Trudeau, then making his first run for head of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.
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Mike Gormley was on the promo team for Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Rush and Rod Stewart.
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In 1977, Mike Gormley became public relations consultant to the Polygram Record Group, overseeing corporate pr for Phonogram which consisted of Mercury Records, Polydor, Phonodisc.
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Mike Gormley has been a speaker on numerous panels including Billboard's International Talent Forum AGENDA.
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In 1983 Mike Gormley joined with Miles Copeland, then manager of the rock band The Police to form the management company LA Personal Direction.