Joel is a nationally published multimedia reporter from Windsor-Essex. He moved to LaSalle, Ontario in 1997 from Lacombe, Alberta, and quickly made it his home. Joel graduated with honours from St. Clair College's Journalism Program, where he was voted 2012 Journalist of the Year. Joel was hired out of school to work at the new publication, Windsor This Week. He later worked at the Windsor Star before moving to radio at AM800 CKLW. Joel now lives in Windsor, along with his wife and three girls, and dog “Brooklyn.” During his spare time, you can find Joel on local film sets, as well as writing and producing future films and television series. Joel also loves to talk about sports, and always welcomes a healthy debate on which sports team is better: Detroit or Toronto.