Sue Prestedge has worked in the communications field in varying positions, having enjoyed a successful career in radio, television and now as an instructor, at Mohawk College. After graduating from Mohawk's Communication Arts Program in 1974, Sue immediately began, what became a long and successful career in the communications field. She has hosted and written for CHCH-TV, CBC TV and Radio as well as been the Senior Vice President of WTSN (The women’s sports network). Her experience includes anchoring and interviewing in both news and sports. She is also the only woman to have received the FOSTER HEWITT ACTRA award for outstanding sports broadcast at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. From 1997-2001 Sue was the Coordinator of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Mohawk where she coordinated the 3-year broadcast journalism program. Returning to Mohawk a few years later Sue is now the Academic Coordinator for the Pre-Media & Entertainment Program.

Sue Prestedge's broadcasting career has spanned more than 35 years at both the local and national levels. She joined CBC Sports in 1983 and was part of the 1984 Olympic broadcast team, where she was the first woman Olympic host. Her efforts included a 13-part series that examined many issues, including the role of women in sports. The series was critically acclaimed and Prestedge was awarded the Foster Hewitt Award for Outstanding Sports Broadcasting. She is the only woman to have ever received this award.

During her CBC Television career, Sue covered three Olympic games as well as women's alpine skiing and thoroughbred racing. Sue also held the positions of anchor of “CBC Weekend,” the Science Reporter for “The Journal,” and a replacement Host for “Midday.” At CBC Radio, Sue worked as an anchor on Morning Sports National, hosted “Ontario Morning,” was a Newsreader and a Fill in Host for the “Afternoon Drive Show.” Sue was also part of the CBC radio team for the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the Nagano Winter Olympics.

As the first and only Senior Vice President of the WTSN (Women’s Sports Television), a brand new station, from 2001-2003, Sue was part of the creation of the first-ever women’s sport television network. She hired staff, created programming schedule, worked with producers and other networks, which resulted in creating and maintaining a network that competed well in the digital sports genre for its 2 1/2 year run.

In addition to her impressive work experience, Sue has been a volunteer with many different organizations including the St. Dominic's Parish in Oakville, as a reader and marriage preparation course instructor. She was on her children’s school parent council and was part of the committee to get the school rebuilt, long after her children had graduated. She has volunteered as a media trainer for the Liberal Party, been a substitute trainer and fundraising coordinator at the Oakville Soccer Club, and recently Sue was the Lead hand for the International Women's Day Celebration at Mohawk College in 2011.

Sue retired in the summer of 2017 as coordinator of both Journalism and Pre Media at Mohawk College.