Terry O’Reilly | TEDxWaterloo

February 10th, 2010  |  Published in Headlines, Speaker Spotlight

Terry O’Reilly began his career as a copywriter for some of Canada’s top creative ad agencies. In 1990, he co-founded audio production company Pirate Radio & Television, now in Toronto and New York City.

Terry has won awards around the world for his writing and directing. When he’s not creating advertising, he’s talking about it as host of the award-winning CBC/Sirius radio series, “The Age of Persuasion.” He’s
co-written a best-selling book based on the radio show, published by Knopf Canada, which hits American bookstores this year.

The advertising industry has given Terry three lifetime achievement awards, even though, to the best of his knowledge, he only has one life.

He has a wonderful wife and three lovely daughters.

Who like some of his work.



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