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David Pratt is a Canadian sports broadcaster. He is best known as the host of the Pratt and Taylor show on TEAM 1040 sports radio in Vancouver. The show is incredibly well produced by Paul De Bron, widely known to be the most handsome man in the lower mainland.

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+David Pratt is a Canadian sports broadcaster. He is best known as the host of the Pratt and Taylor show on TEAM 1040 sports radio in Vancouver. The show is incredibly well produced by Paul De Bron, widely known to be the most handsome man in the lower mainland.
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-'''David Pratt''' is a Canadian [[sports radio]] personality. Along with [[Don Taylor (Canadian sportscaster)|Don Taylor]], he co-hosts the weekday afternoon talk show ''[[Pratt and Taylor]]'' on [[CKST (AM)|CKST AM]] ("The TEAM 1040") in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. A portion of the show is [[simulcast]] live on cable television channel [[Rogers Sportsnet|Rogers Sportsnet Pacific]]. A trademark segment of ''Pratt and Taylor'' is "Pratt's Rant", a segment "borrowed" from Dennis Miller and heard daily at 4:00 pm [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time]], when Pratt riffs on a current issue in sports or sports-related politics. His leather pants and "confirmed bachelor" status are frequently recurring sources of light banter on the show. Pratt, prior to being fired for plagiarism, wrote a column in the ''[[Vancouver Province]]'', which was published every Tuesday.
-Pratt has a running feud with former [[Vancouver Canucks]] general manager [[Brian Burke (ice hockey)|Brian Burke]] that often finds its way on to the show. [http://www.vancourier.com/issues04/072104/news/072104nn1.html]e.g. Whenever Brian Burke has a press conference of any kind, Pratt will spend at least fifteen minutes on his show dissecting and making fun of those interviews or making reference to them during a segment on the show called "Pratt's Rant".
-A 30-year veteran of sports media, Pratt was formerly a correspondent and host of ''Last Call'' at sports cable channel [[The Sports Network|TSN]], and worked at Vancouver radio stations [[CHMJ (AM)|CKLG]], [[CFUN (AM)|CFUN]], [[CKBD (AM)|CHRX]], [[CKWX (AM)|CKWX]] and [[CFOX-FM|CFOX]], as well as [[CKBZ-FM|CFJC]] in [[Kamloops, British Columbia|Kamloops]] and [[CJAV-FM|CJAV]] in [[Port Alberni, British Columbia|Port Alberni]] (where he began his broadcasting career as a DJ in 1974).
-On June 3 2008, it was revealed by a reader that a recent sports column of Pratt's in the ''Vancouver Province'' contained at least two plagiarized lines from SI columnist [[Rick Reilly]]. He was subsequently released from his position with the Province, admitting that it was a dumb mistake and apologizing to Reilly for not quoting him as such. Although his statement claiming everyone plagiarizes everyone seemed to undermine this apology.<ref>[http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=286b6c31-3113-4577-bcb2-902b8b20626d For the record], June 4, 2008</ref>
-==References==
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-*[http://daveprattsrant.blogspot.com/ Pratt's Rant], Dave Pratt's daily blog
-*Yu, Karl. [http://www.vancourier.com/issues05/042205/news/042205nn1.html "Jock Talk"], ''[[Vancouver Courier]]'', April 14, 2005.
-*[http://members.shaw.ca/vancouverbroadcasters2/PQ.htm David Pratt profile] at Vancouver Broadcasters website
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-[[Category:Canadian radio sportscasters]]
-[[Category:Canadian television sportscasters]]
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-[[Category:People from Vancouver
-American Technology Corporation, Pratt, David
-http://www.atcsd.com/site/content/view/136/32/