fˈɪtsɛl bɪɡˈæn hɪz dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪððə lˈɪnzi pˈoʊst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, ænd ðˈɛn wˈɜːkt fɚðə lˈɪnzi wˈɑːtʃmən wˈɔːɹdɚ, ðə wˈʊdstɑːk sˈɛntɪnəlɹᵻvjˈuː, ðə pˈoːɹt pˈɛɹi stˈɑːɹ, ænd ðɪ ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ tʃˈɜːtʃmən.
Fitsell began his journalism career with The Lindsay Post in 1946, and then worked for the Lindsay Watchman Warder, the Woodstock Sentinel-Review, the Port Perry Star, and the Ontario Churchman.