About me
Former Off the Record host Michael Landsberg is a charismatic icon of the Canadian sports
community. He’s also one of the country’s most vocal mental health advocates, the founder of
the #SickNotWeak non-profit organization, and is dedicated to eradicating stigma and building
community. In his presentations, he shows how the road to healing begins with non-
judgemental conversation.
Landsberg has talked about his own struggle with depression for decades. In his 2013
documentary, Darkness and Hope: Depression, Sports, and Me, Landsberg opened up about his
own struggles with mental illness, as well as interviewing famous guests about their own
battles. Darkness and Hope was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, and Landsberg was
personally honored with the organization’s Humanitarian Award. The Canadian Alliance on
Mental Illness and Mental Health also named Landsberg one of its Champions of Mental Health.
He went on to join the Bell Let’s Talk mental health initiative and continues to be an
ambassador for the campaign. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Landsberg has extended
his efforts with #SickNotWeak to create Isolation Nation: a digital program dedicated to
mitigating the dangerous effects of social isolation on mental health.
One of the best-known personalities in Canadian broadcasting, Landsberg has been with TSN
since the network’s inception in 1984. He hosted the highly acclaimed Off the Record from its
debut in 1997 to its finale in 2015 and is currently the co-host of TSN’s First Up. Twice
nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast,
Landsberg was the Whistler Host for Olympic Daytime on CTV during the Vancouver 2010
Olympic Winter Games. During the London 2012 Olympic Games, he anchored TSN’s Olympic
Daytime.
