Canadian Sports Broadcaster. Raised in Ingersoll, Ontario, he was best known for his announcing of professional sports teams in Ontario, including the CFL and the Toronto Blue Jays. His first experience as a broadcaster was at CKOX radio in Woodstock, Ontario. He started in television at London, Ontario's CFPL Channel 10, and later worked at CFCF-TV in Montreal, providing sports and news coverage. He worked at CHCH television in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a sports commentator for the American Hockey League, a sports reporter for CFTO, and he provided news coverage when the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967. He served as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the team's first sports commentator on April 7, 1977. He served as a producer for the Blue Jay's baseball telecasts from 1977 to 1992. In addition, he provided news coverage of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, the Commonwealth Games, Grey Cup, Pan Am Games, and the Canada Cup hockey series. He worked at CFRB, one of the biggest private radio stations in Canada. Later, he appeared on national commercials in Canada, including one for Molson Export beer. He was a producer at CBC sports. He once interviewed Prince Philip at an equestrian competition that Princess Anne was participating in. He was also the sports commentator for the 1991 baseball game when Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh no-hitter. He died after a lengthy illness at age 76 in Newmarket, Ontario. He was posthumously awarded the George Gross Career Achievement Award in 2013.
Canadian Sports Broadcaster. Raised in Ingersoll, Ontario, he was best known for his announcing of professional sports teams in Ontario, including the CFL and the Toronto Blue Jays. His first experience as a broadcaster was at CKOX radio in Woodstock, Ontario. He started in television at London, Ontario's CFPL Channel 10, and later worked at CFCF-TV in Montreal, providing sports and news coverage. He worked at CHCH television in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a sports commentator for the American Hockey League, a sports reporter for CFTO, and he provided news coverage when the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967. He served as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the team's first sports commentator on April 7, 1977. He served as a producer for the Blue Jay's baseball telecasts from 1977 to 1992. In addition, he provided news coverage of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, the Commonwealth Games, Grey Cup, Pan Am Games, and the Canada Cup hockey series. He worked at CFRB, one of the biggest private radio stations in Canada. Later, he appeared on national commercials in Canada, including one for Molson Export beer. He was a producer at CBC sports. He once interviewed Prince Philip at an equestrian competition that Princess Anne was participating in. He was also the sports commentator for the 1991 baseball game when Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh no-hitter. He died after a lengthy illness at age 76 in Newmarket, Ontario. He was posthumously awarded the George Gross Career Achievement Award in 2013.
Bio by: A.W. Bauer
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