CBC Sports
CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for English-language sports broadcasting. The CBC's sports programming primarily airs on CBC Television, with some additional broadcasts on bold, CBC.ca, and occasionally CBC Radio One. (The CBC's French-language Radio-Canada network also produces some sports programming.)
Once the country's dominant sports broadcaster, in recent years it has lost many of its past signature properties (such as the Olympic Games, the Canadian Football League, Toronto Blue Jays baseball, and Canadian Curling Association championships) to sports specialty channels including TSN and Rogers Sportsnet.
CBC Sports' most significant current properties are its coverage of Saturday night and playoff NHL hockey, titled Hockey Night in Canada, as well as FIFA soccer tournaments such as the quadrennial World Cup. Otherwise, CBC's sports coverage is now largely restricted to various amateur sports properties.
The current director of CBC Sports is Jeffrey Orridge. He succeeded Scott Moore, who resigned on November 9, 2010 to become president of broadcasting for Rogers Media. David Masse served as interim director until April 4, 2011.
On August 20, 2008, the CBC received approval from the CRTC to create an all-sports category 2[1] digital TV channel, tentatively known as CBC SportsPlus. Although apparently intended to start in 2009, its launch has since been put on hold indefinitely.
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[edit] Sports properties
[edit] Current / upcoming
Hockey
- National Hockey League - Hockey Night in Canada (1952/1953-2013/2014 season)
- AHL on CBC – 10 games during the 2010/11 season
Horse Racing
Soccer
- FIFA events through 2014, including the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Alpine Skiing
- FIS World Cup races through 2011
Track & Field
- IAAF Golden League events
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
- Skate Canada International and Canadian Figure Skating Championships
Curling
- Curling on CBC
- Capital One Grand Slam of Curling on CBC - 2007–Present
Tennis
- Rogers Cup (Semi Finals and Final)
Rodeo
Equestrian Show Jumping
- Championship Show Jumping from Spruce Meadows
[edit] Past properties
Soccer
- Major League Soccer - Toronto FC and MLS Cup (2007–2010)
- 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA World Cup (1986, 2002, 2010)
- CONCACAF Canadian Championship (2008) - Most games show live on bold, then on tape delay on CBC.
Baseball
- Major League Baseball
- Toronto Blue Jays - 1977-1980, 1992–2003 and 2007–2008
- Montreal Expos - 1969-1989
Olympics
- Olympics on CBC
- Summer Olympics - 1956-1988, 1996–2008
- Winter Olympics - 1956-1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1998–2006
Basketball
- National Basketball Association
- Toronto Raptors - (2007/2008-2009/2010 seasons)[3]
Football
- Canadian Football League
- CFL on CBC (1952–2007)
Curling
- Cross Canada Curling - 1961-1965
- CBC Championship Curling - 1966-1972
- CBC Curling Classic - 1973-1979
- Canadian Curling Association - 1961-2008
Canoe Sprint
[edit] Notable personalities (past and present)
- Ernie Afaganis
- Steve Armitage
- David Archer
- Leo Cahill
- Cassie Campbell-Pascall
- Don Chevrier
- Don Cherry
- Bob Cole
- Ward Cornell
- James Curry
- Chris Cuthbert
- Keith Dancy
- John Davidson
- Nabil Karim
- Jason de Vos
- Gary Dornhoefer
- Steve Douglas
- Don Duguid
- Terry Evanshen
- Darren Flutie
- Greg Frers
- Elliotte Friedman
- Foster Hewitt
- Kelly Hrudey
- Joe Galat
- Danny Gallivan
- Bob Goldham
- Mike Harris
- Bill Hewitt
- Dave Hodge
- Jim Hughson
- Dick Irvin, Jr.
- Brenda Irving
- Russ Jackson
- Colleen Jones
- Khari Jones
- Dan Kelly
- Danny Kepley
- Ron Lancaster
- Mark Lee
- Ron MacLean
- Jeff Marek
- Norm Marshall
- Doug Maxwell
- Joan McCusker
- Wes McKnight
- Mike Milbury
- Greg Millen
- Gord Miller
- Sean Millington
- Howie Meeker
[edit] Directors
- George Retzlaff (1952–1971)
- Don Goodwin (1971–1975)
- Gordon Craig (1975–1977)
- John Hudson (1977–1982)
- Denis Harvey (1982–1983)
- Don MacPherson (1983–1988)
- Arthur Smith (1988–1990)
- Alan Clark (1990–December 9, 1999)
- Nancy Lee (December 9, 1999–October 17, 2006)
- David Masse Acting (October 17, 2006–March 1, 2007)
- Scott Moore (March 1, 2007–November 9, 2010)
- David Masse Acting (November 9, 2010–April 4, 2011)
- Jeffrey Orridge (April 4, 2011–present)
[edit] Hall of Fame
CBC Sports Hall of Fame recognizes those broadcasters of CBC Sports who have made a unique and lasting contribution to CBC and to the sports broadcasting industry[4].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-192.htm
- ^ CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/calgarystampede/.
- ^ "CBC Sports signs broadcast deal with Raptors". CBC News. 1 August 2007. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/story/2007/08/01/raptors-cbc-deal.html?ref=rss. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ "CBC Sports Hall of Fame adds 4 members". CBC News. September 27, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2010/09/27/sp-cbc-hof-inductees.html.
[edit] External links
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