Denio Lourenco is a Toronto-based multimedia journalist whose storytelling extends across a wide range of topics. He has worked various jobs in television, podcasting and digital news. In 2020, he joined CTV News as a writer and digital content editor, where he covered major news events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, elections, natural disasters and mass shootings. Denio holds a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where he graduated from in 2018. He also studied political science and gender studies at the University of Toronto. He speaks English and Portuguese.

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