Bell Media exec Stewart Johnston named CFL commissioner

By Connie Thiessen Stewart Johnston, senior vice president of content at Bell Media, is departing the company to take on leadership of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as its 15th commissioner. The former president of TSN will depart Bell Media on April 24. He had been with TSN since 1997, rising through the ranks to hold the VP of programming role by 2006. Johnston was promoted to president of the sports network in 2010, before being named SVP of sports and sales in 2021. Described by the league as a “football fanatic” in its announcement, Johnston said he was “deeply...