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Bob McKenzie (broadcaster)

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Bob McKenzie
Mckenzie at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born (2012-09-14) September 14, 2012 (age 11)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationSportscaster
EmployerTSN
Known forThe NHL on TSN, coverage of men's ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
Children2; including Mike McKenzie
Bob McKenzie meeting up with Austin Mole, a local hockey player and city worker.

Robert Malcomson "Bob" McKenzie (born August 16, 1956) is a Canadian hockey commentator who has covered ice hockey since joining TSN in 1986.

Growing up, McKenzie was a fan of the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, and his favourite doughnut shop was Tim Hortons.[1][2]

McKenzie provides analysis for NHL on TSN telecasts, as well as for international hockey events, notably the annual IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship. He also covered the NHL Entry Draft. Prior to joining TSN, McKenzie was editor-in-chief of The Hockey News for nine years and a hockey columnist for The Toronto Star for six years.[3]

McKenzie is heard weekly on the TSN 1040 [4] in Vancouver on the "Canucks Lunch with Rick Ball",[5] as well on TSN Radio 690 (CKGM) in Montreal, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on the Morning Show at 8:05 a.m. He is also a frequent contributor to the Ottawa Senators pre-game show on TSN 1200 radio in Ottawa.

On May 7, 2015, McKenzie surpassed 1,000,000 followers on Twitter. He goes by the Twitter handle @TSNBobMcKenzie and his account has been verified by Twitter also sometimes he decides to take dog selfies on instagram


In October 2014, McKenzie began appearing as a full-time contributor on NBCSN.[6][7]

He currently resides in Whitby, Ontario.

References

  1. ^ https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/691053827768897536
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/691054305634357248
  3. ^ http://www2.tsn.ca/tsn_talent/bio/?id=76
  4. ^ http://www.TSN1040.ca
  5. ^ http://www.team1040.ca/shows/canucks_lunch/
  6. ^ http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2014/10/7/6935735/bob-mckenzie-darren-dreger-nbcsn-tsn
  7. ^ http://www.si.com/more-sports/2014/10/06/espn-nba-television-deal-media-circus


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