Robert Livingstone
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Robert "Rob" Livingstone (born October 10, 1967, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the creator and Producer of GamesBids.com
, the original and only publication that specializes in reporting on host city bids for the Olympic Games
, since 1998.
Livingstone specialty is the Olympic Games' selection process and frequently comments in the media on the issues related to hosting of the Olympic Games
by various cities.
He is a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians
and the Olympic Journalists Association. With an education in business and economics and political science from York University
in Toronto
, he first became interested and involved in the Olympic Bid process during the 1996 Olympic Games
candidacy in 1990. He has been studying and enjoying the process ever since.
Livingstone has been quoted and used as a resource by print, broadcast and Web media around the world including major publications in the United States
, Canada
, the United Kingdom
, Japan
, South Korea
, Australia
, France
, Brazil
, Austria
, Germany
and many other countries. He regularly provides commentary on radio and television news shows internationally (including an appearance on an Investigative Reports episode, "Tarnished Gold" that originally appeared on the A&E
network on September 15, 2000).
Also an author, Robert Livingstone has contributed editorial content for newspapers and magazines including a series about New York's 2012 Olympic bid in the New York Sun
newspaper.
He launched the GamesBids.com
Website that has become a standard reference for the Olympic Bid industry providing news, information and commentary as well as BidIndex, the original and widely referenced Bid rating system. The website is intended to provide a central repository of news, information and interaction to the Olympic Bid industry and those interested in it.
GamesBids
GamesBids.com is an Olympic bid news and information web site created in Toronto, Canada, by Robert Livingstone.The goal of the site, which was originally named Torontosummergames.com, was to follow the bid by the city of Toronto to organize the Games of the XXIXth Olympiad in 2008...
, the original and only publication that specializes in reporting on host city bids for the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, since 1998.
Livingstone specialty is the Olympic Games' selection process and frequently comments in the media on the issues related to hosting of the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
by various cities.
He is a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians
International Society of Olympic Historians
For the parody hardcore punk band International Superheroes of Hardcore, see ISHC.The International Society of Olympic Historians is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 with the purpose of promoting and studying the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games. The majority of recent books on the...
and the Olympic Journalists Association. With an education in business and economics and political science from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, he first became interested and involved in the Olympic Bid process during the 1996 Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
candidacy in 1990. He has been studying and enjoying the process ever since.
Livingstone has been quoted and used as a resource by print, broadcast and Web media around the world including major publications in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and many other countries. He regularly provides commentary on radio and television news shows internationally (including an appearance on an Investigative Reports episode, "Tarnished Gold" that originally appeared on the A&E
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
network on September 15, 2000).
Also an author, Robert Livingstone has contributed editorial content for newspapers and magazines including a series about New York's 2012 Olympic bid in the New York Sun
New York Sun
The New York Sun was a weekday daily newspaper published in New York City from 2002 to 2008. When it debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of an otherwise unrelated earlier New York paper, The Sun , it became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started...
newspaper.
He launched the GamesBids.com
GamesBids
GamesBids.com is an Olympic bid news and information web site created in Toronto, Canada, by Robert Livingstone.The goal of the site, which was originally named Torontosummergames.com, was to follow the bid by the city of Toronto to organize the Games of the XXIXth Olympiad in 2008...
Website that has become a standard reference for the Olympic Bid industry providing news, information and commentary as well as BidIndex, the original and widely referenced Bid rating system. The website is intended to provide a central repository of news, information and interaction to the Olympic Bid industry and those interested in it.