George Christopoulos is Mayor Ford's press aide

Former Toronto Sun crime reporter George Christopoulos has been appointed press secretary to Mayor Rob Ford. Christopoulos replaces Adrienne Batra who handled media for Ford since his election. Mr. Christopoulos leaves his position as a media relations coordinator for the police, where he worked closely with Chief Bill Blair. It's a position he took in 2003 after his stint with the Sun; He started at the paper in 1990, working as a reporter covering crime, general assignment news and City Hall. Christopoulos covered municipal affairs for the Sun from 2000 to 2003.