About Me

The autobiography won't be released for another few decades. But because I'm a sports guy, here are some Salim-tistics…who I am, what I do, and the person/friend/teammate/coworker/boss behind the crazy stories.

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Name: Salim Nadim Valji

Birthday: August 6

Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

University: Concordia University in Montréal, Québec

Also lived in: Paris, France for a year teaching English and working as a journalist

Program of study: Bachelor's degree, double-specializing in print and audiovisual journalism

Graduation date: December 2016

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Favourite…

Band: Rolling Stones

Music genre: Classic rock (Aerosmith, AC/DC, Tom Petty)

Movies: Wedding Crashers and Blood Diamond

Television shows: How I Met Your Mother and Entourage

Hobbies: Kayaking, playing sports, and performing stand-up comedy

Icebreaker: "How's it going?"

Nightlife establishments: Edmonton…Craft Beer Market and The Buckingham; Montreal…Big in Japan and Le St Houblon; Paris…The Great Canadian and Convival

Place to be on a Friday night: A patio, plus live music, a beer, friends, and some energy

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Best city in the world: To be a young person in…Montréal, without hesitation; to have a family in…Edmonton (there may be a bias or two in there)

Coolest thing about working in the media: The amount of fun you have on the job, the excitement, meeting new people every day

Dream job(s): Spend another year working in Paris as a journalist; reporter for Hockey Night in Canada; work for Radio-Canada's Edmonton bureau

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