BRAD
HAMPSON
Brad Hampson at SlimeCon 2002
In
1978, Brad Hampson went from Lester B. Pearson Catholic
Junior High to CJOH for YCDTOTV.
Brad
was one of the first cast members selected for the inaugural
1979 season of YCDTOTV at the age of 16. Age, however, would
be the deciding factor in his departure from the show.
After
leaving the show, Brad went on to graduate from high school
and, eventually, Carleton University in 1985 with a BA in
law and criminology. After graduating, he joined the Ontario
Provincial Police spent 14 years in eastern Ontario detachments.
In 1999, he accepted an offer from the Ottawa Police and
is currently working as a Sergeant in downtown Ottawa.
From
Brad's interview in 2003:
"I
had been doing a lot of classical singing over the last
30 years and have had some great opportunities as a result,
singing with the National Ballet of Canada and with the
National Arts Center Orchestra. Having sung Canada's national
anthem for many events such as CFL games, including singing
for Princess Diana in 1983 on her visit to Ottawa, I was
invited by the NYPD in 2002 to sing the Canadian anthem
on behalf of all Canadian police officers at the 1 year
anniversary memorial service for the 9/11 tragedy, right
at ground zero. A month later, I was again privileged to
sing at the NY Rangers home opener at Madison Square Garden
when they played the Montreal Canadiens. Talk about being
lucky!
In
my spare time, I've taken up playing the bagpipes and now
play with the Ottawa Police Pipes and Drums, who will travel
to NYC once again this September to play at Carnegie Hall
for the 2nd annual 9/11 memorial.
I
have a beautiful wife who is a school teacher and the love
of my life. She just recently gave me a newborn son to go
along with my gorgeous 3 year old daughter."
Brad
was also one of the cast members in attendance at SlimeCon
2002.
