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| Chris Cuthbert Joins TSN, CTV |
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on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 - 02:48 PM |
Veteran sports broadcaster Chris Cuthbert has joined Canada's No. 1 sports and conventional broadcasters TSN and CTV. The announcement was made today by Rick Brace, President of CTV Inc., who revealed details of a five-year deal beginning June 1 that will see Cuthbert calling CFL, hockey and more through June 2010. Brace also confirmed that Cuthbert will be a valuable addition to the CTV/TSN Olympic broadcast team.
"Chris brings a tremendous profile to the CTV/TSN team and is recognized as a true star in the sports broadcast industry in this country," said Brace.
"TSN is a perfect fit for me since two of the network's marquee properties - football and hockey - are two of my greatest passions," said Cuthbert. "The entire TSN team has been extremely supportive and welcoming. I can't wait to get started."
TSN President Phil King confirmed that Cuthbert, a 20-plus-year sports broadcasting authority, will be TSN's primary voice of the CFL on TSN, paired with longtime colour commentator Glen Suitor. His TSN debut will be June 11, when the CFL makes a pre-season stop in Halifax for the Touchdown Atlantic game. In all, Cuthbert and Suitor will call 35 of TSN's 54 CFL broadcasts this season. Cuthbert joins TSN's esteemed CFL broadcast team comprised of Suitor, John Wells, Rod Black, Leif Petterson and the immensely popular studio panel of Dave Randorf, Chris Schultz and Jock Climie.
Together the group has turned the CFL on TSN into a formidable broadcast franchise, anchored by the highly acclaimed fan favourite, Wendy's Friday Night Football.
Talented, dedicated and respected by everybody on both sides of the camera, Chris is a consummate professional whose experience, knowledge and passion for sports make him a great addition to the talented team here at TSN and CTV," said King.
Following the close of the 2005 CFL season, Cuthbert will join Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire, Glenn Healy, Dave Randorf, Bob McKenzie, James Duthie and Brian Burke, calling the play-by-play for TSN's all-encompassing hockey broadcast schedule, including the NHL and International Hockey.
Commenting on the addition of Cuthbert to TSN's NHL broadcast team, Rick Chisholm, TSN Vice-President of Programming and Production said: "In Chris and Gord Miller, we have two of the best hockey play-by-play announcers in the game today. TSN's comprehensive hockey broadcast schedule ensures that both will call a full slate of games throughout the hockey season."
Canadians have followed Cuthbert's career in sports broadcasting for more than two decades. With myriad of memorable calls in nearly every televised sport, Cuthbert has been the voice behind numerous Grey Cup victories, Stanley Cup Playoff wins, Olympic medal performances, World Figure Skating Championships and more. In 1998,
Cuthbert won a Gemini Award for Best Sports Broadcaster and last year was recognized by Sports Media Canada as Sportscaster of the Year. It's just the latest in a series of accolades for the 47-year-old Brampton, Ont.
native, whose inaugural job in sports broadcasting was calling Golden Gaels football games for CFRC Radio while a student at Queen's University.
*Spring/Summer Roper Reports Canada, July 26-September 6, 2002
Cuthbert Bio
A 20-plus-year sports broadcasting veteran, Chris Cuthbert joins TSN in June 2005 as the voice of the CFL on TSN and play-by-play announcer for TSN’s International and NHL hockey broadcasts.
During the 2005 CFL season, Cuthbert will call 35 games alongside esteemed colour commentator Glen Suitor. Once the hockey season rolls around, Cuthbert switches gears and joins Gord Miller, Pierre McGuire, Glenn Healy, Dave Randorf, Bob McKenzie, James Duthie and Brian Burke for TSN’s all-encompassing hockey broadcast schedule.
Cuthbert’s vast knowledge and passion for sports is renowned – and respected – throughout the sports industry. In 1998, Cuthbert won a Gemini Award for Best Sports Broadcaster and last year was recognized by Sports Media Canada as Sportscaster of the Year.
Cuthbert’s sports broadcasting career spans more than two decades, calling play-by-play for numerous Grey Cup victories, Stanley Cup Playoff wins, Olympic medal performances and World Figure Skating Championships. The versatile broadcaster’s resume also includes working as a figure skating commentator at the Nagano and Salt Lake City Olympic Games and providing commentary for the rowing and canoe/kayak events at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. Cuthbert’s impressive resume also includes covering gymnastics and cycling at the Commonwealth Games.
Throughout his celebrated career, Cuthbert has covered every sport at every level. Cuthbert’s inaugural job in sports broadcasting was doing the play-by-play for Golden Gaels football games in 1978 for CFRC Radio in Kingston, Ont. while still a student at Queen’s University. From there, Cuthbert moved to radio station CJAD in Montreal, where he was the voice of the NASL’s Montreal Manic and the CFL's Montreal Alouettes and Concordes. In 1984, Cuthbert joined CBC Sports, where he remained until February 2005.
Cuthbert graduated from Queen’s University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts. Cuthbert, 47, is a Brampton, Ont. native, and currently resides in his hometown with his wife and their two children.
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