Hello Mercury readers,
My name is Brady Bateman and I am the newest addition to the wonderful Estevan Mercury Publications team.
If you would allow me the honour I would love to inform you all about who I am and how I came to be one of Estevan’s newest citizens.
I’ve lived in an astonishing number of states, provinces, towns and cities in my 22 years in this world, ranging from southern Alberta to southern Texas and many places in between.
I delved into writing at a young age and was urged on by my family and loved ones to pursue it as a career, which, thanks to the people who have always supported me, is exactly what I did.
Spending the last five years of my life in Calgary, I worked several part-time jobs while pursuing a diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in journalism.
In that same time I met many amazing people including professors, National Geographic cave divers and my amazing girlfriend Grace, who all helped guide me down the path which has lead me to where I am now.
I have an astounding passion for all things related to journalism, from the relentless pursuit of information, the meeting of the interesting people we write our stories about and the ability to share knowledge and information to you — our amazing audience.
In mid-June, I received an email from Mercury editor David Willberg that would change my life in ways I never thought possible at this stage in my journalistic career.
I had scoured the Internet for writing-based positions that appealed to me, ranging from West Coast to East Coast, and amongst those interesting jobs was an application I had submitted to Estevan Mercury Publications.
I had piqued the interest of the Mercury team and they wanted to know a bit more about me and what I could bring to the table.
Since that initial conversation my life has been a whirlwind of planning, packing and organizing, all in preparation for the next great adventure in life, departing from Alberta and my arrival in what is now my beautiful home, Estevan.
I look forward to sharing your stories.
