ConsumerSOS

Global TV Consumer Reporter Sean O'Shea aka ConsumerSOS. O’Shea stands up for viewers in his consumer action segment, Consumer SOS.

Sean O’Shea is an award-winning investigative and consumer reporter and is regarded as one of the most tenacious reporters in local television, O’Shea has exposed organized crime figures, scam artists and unscrupulous contractors – at frequent risk (he was assaulted on air by biker gang members who attacked him with a fire extinguisher.) A passionate advocate for consumer rights, O’Shea has uncove

05/08/2024

Back to Albania for lunch!

05/08/2024

Independence war hero, Kosovo.

05/08/2024

“Where is I”? Kosovo

05/08/2024

We have entered Kosovo.

05/08/2024

Thousands of bunkers built during the communist regime are everywhere here in Albania.

05/08/2024

Farewell to Valbona in Albania.

05/07/2024

I loved our 7 hour hike beside the tallest mountain in the Albanian Alos, Maja Jezercë.

05/04/2024

It means “For Sale” in Albanian.

05/04/2024

Evening in Tirana, Albania near the downtown market.

05/02/2024

When our Albanian tour guide arranges for his archaeologist sister to guide us through a famous historical ruins. Then, they bring us to meet their parents and we have lunch and sweets together at the waterfront. Unparalleled hospitality.

05/02/2024

With my wife Irene in southern Albania. One week into a two week adventure to a place few North Americans visit.

05/01/2024

Found an Albanian side hustle. Name change unnecessary.

05/01/2024

With our guide, Arges, and our Ancaster friends in Gjirokastër, Albania. Spectacular scenery, hospitality, food. So glad to be here.

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My story

Sean O’Shea is an award-winning investigative and consumer reporter and is regarded as one of the most tenacious reporters in local television, O’Shea has exposed organized crime figures, scam artists and unscrupulous contractors – at frequent risk (he was assaulted on air by biker gang members who attacked him with a fire extinguisher.)

A passionate advocate for consumer rights, O’Shea has uncovered scores of scams and has helped viewers recover hundreds of thousands of dollars in over-billed or wrongfully charged services.

O’Shea stands up for viewers in his consumer action segment, Consumer SOS. His reporting helps families spend their dollars wisely on products and services including travel, home renovations, telecommunications and entertainment.

Born in Calgary, O’Shea began his career at CBC Television. He has also worked in radio and print journalism. He attended Carleton University in Ottawa and is a graduate of the University of Regina, School of Journalism.


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