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I can't remember not having sports, and the daily progress of the Canucks and Lions, as the chief topics of conversation in our household (those who grew up in the 70s in B.C. are aware how stunted that progress was). I wanted to play goalie in the NHL but the dream died at 12 when I quit hockey because I was scared of the puck. Listening to Jim Robson in Vancouver as a kid and watching Howard Cosell on TV pushed me towards eventually pursuing a career behind the microphone.
Playing college basketball in Calgary led to a chance meeting with then-budding sportscaster Mike Toth, which helped push me towards job No. 1 on Vancouver Island. A long stint in newspaper in B.C.'s Interior followed, which somehow prepared me for a move to BCTV in Vancouver back in 1997.
Jim Robson has retired, but I did get the unbelievable opportunity to call a junior hockey game with him. As for Howard -- the dream of exchanging words on the air with him left this world with the great man himself.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Birthdate:June 16, 1964
First media job:1997 - Weekend Sports Anchor at BCTV.
Career highlight:Hosting Sportsnet's coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics; Witnessing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson winning Green Jackets; Calling a junior hockey game with the legend Jim Robson.
Special interests/hobbies:1970s culture (music, movies, books), basketball (both playing and watching), travel, snowboarding
Bio: I couldn't help but be a sports fan. I believe the day I was born my father was on the golf course, listening to a baseball game on the transistor radio and getting ready to head to Empire Stadium that night for a B.C. Lions game.I can't remember not having sports, and the daily progress of the Canucks and Lions, as the chief topics of conversation in our household (those who grew up in the 70s in B.C. are aware how stunted that progress was). I wanted to play goalie in the NHL but the dream died at 12 when I quit hockey because I was scared of the puck. Listening to Jim Robson in Vancouver as a kid and watching Howard Cosell on TV pushed me towards eventually pursuing a career behind the microphone.
Playing college basketball in Calgary led to a chance meeting with then-budding sportscaster Mike Toth, which helped push me towards job No. 1 on Vancouver Island. A long stint in newspaper in B.C.'s Interior followed, which somehow prepared me for a move to BCTV in Vancouver back in 1997.
Jim Robson has retired, but I did get the unbelievable opportunity to call a junior hockey game with him. As for Howard -- the dream of exchanging words on the air with him left this world with the great man himself.
