Mike Therien leaving Sun Media

Mike Therien, regional content director for the eastern region of Sun Media Group, has left the company. He is based in Ottawa.

Therien tweeted the news Thursday, but did not specify what was next for him.

How do I announce I am leaving @SunMedia in 140 characters or less? Mike Therien -30-

Mike Therien, regional content director for the eastern region of Sun Media Group, has left the company. He is based in Ottawa.

Therien tweeted the news Thursday, but did not specify what was next for him.

How do I announce I am leaving @SunMedia in 140 characters or less? Mike Therien -30-

— Mike Therien (@miketherien) May 1, 2014

BTW, to all my friends in the media business, I am now a free agent. Will work for bacon!

— Mike Therien (@miketherien) May 1, 2014

According to his LinkedIn profile, Therien has worked with Sun Media, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, for several years, in various roles including vice-president of multiplatform content and national news editor and editor-in-chief for the Ottawa Sun and Toronto Sun. 

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