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Hodgepodge by Charlie Hodge

Charlie Hodge - HodgepodgeCharlie Hodge is a best-selling author, writer, current Kelowna City Councillor, and a Director on the Regional District of the Central Okanagan Board. He spent more than 25 years as a full-time newspaper journalist and has a diverse background in public relations, promotions, personal coaching, and strategic planning. A former managing editor, assistant editor, sports editor, entertainment editor, journalist, and photographer, Hodge also co-hosted a variety of radio talk shows and still writes a regular weekly newspaper column titled Hodge Podge, which he has crafted now for 41 years.

Charlie recently completed his third novel, Lost Souls of Lakewood – the History and Mystery of Blaylock’s Mansion, a riveting historical fiction factually based on a haunted mansion and acreage in the interior of British Columbia. His biography of Howie Meeker, titled Golly Gee It’s Me is a Canadian bestseller and his second book, Stop It There, Back It Up – 50 Years of the NHL garnered lots of attention from media and hockey fans alike. Charlie is currently working on a third hockey book, as well as a book of his memoirs and poems. His creative promotional skills and strategic planning have been utilized for many years in the Canadian music industry, provincial, national, and international environmental fields, and municipal, provincial, and federal politics. Charlie is a skilled facilitator, a dynamic motivational speaker, and an effective personal coach. His hobbies include gardening and fly fishing. Charlie shares his Okanagan home with wife Teresa and five spoiled cats.

HodgePodge: Bits and pieces

Bits and pieces HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Dismantling of apartheid. A true Canadian icon has died. The pending question, which only time will tell is, will we...

HodgePodge: Mike in the memories, sharpen that skate

  HodgePodge: Mike in the memories, sharpen that skate HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Here’s another short yarn from the past. Seems perfectly natural for a columnist who’s supposed...

HodgePodge: Write what you know

Write what you know HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge “So, welcome to your first day on the new job,” the early-60-ish looking gentleman said anxiously rubbing his...

HodgePodge: Dining pleasure

Dining pleasure HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Time perhaps for some more food reviews since the past few garnered a lot of interest. As mentioned in a previous...

HodgePodge: Shopping around for food

Shopping around for food HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge I am impressed with my brilliance on this latest ‘food’ decision’. (It’s so rare I get to brag...

HodgePodge: Still alive, thankfully

Still alive, thankfully Hodgepodge by Charlie Hodge It is rare (very rare) when I can honestly say I am glad to turf a heart-felt, tear-touched, freshly...

HodgePodge: Howie and Howe changed the game

Howie and Howe changed the game HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge It seems sometimes one is simply supposedly led to select a certain path or route -...

LEAFS TIME MACHINE: Golly Gee, It’s Howie Day in Canada!

LEAFS TIME MACHINE: Golly Gee, It's Howie Day in Canada! By Toronto Suns Lance Hornby One could spend all of Hockey Day In Canada recounting the...

HodgePodge: Meeker Memoirs

Meeker Memoirs HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge Admittedly it was a tad strange. After 41 years in the game, I do not recall ever being interviewed by another...

HodgePodge: Goodbye Geno

Goodbye Geno HodgePodge by Charlie Hodge I truly have a catch can of HodgePodge columns to catch up with from since the holidays including a 2023...