Steve Douglas (sportscaster)

Steve Douglas (c. 1911 – October 8, 1981)[1] was a Canadian sportscaster, most notably with CBC Sports.

Douglas was a sports anchor for CBLT in Toronto and an announcer for the CFL on CBC from 1953-1965. At the CBC, Douglas called ten Grey Cups and the 1964 Tokyo Olympics [2] and hosted Weekend in Sports,[3] Football Huddle,[4] Locker Room,[5] and World of Sport.[6] Douglas' contract was not renewed by CBC in 1965 because he objected to the network's decision to cut the daily sportscast from fifteen minutes to eight minutes.[7] After his time with the CBC, Douglas worked for the Ontario Jockey Club and later moved to Barrie where he covered sports for CKVR-TV.

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Douglas, sports broadcaster". Canadian News Facts. Toronto: Marpep Publishing: 2586. 1981.
  2. ↑ http://archives.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/clips/7327/
  3. ↑ http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/18993/weekend_in_sports/details/
  4. ↑ http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/17027/football_huddle/details/
  5. ↑ http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/17593/locker_room/details/
  6. ↑ http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/19081/world_of_sport/details/
  7. ↑ http://www.sportsmediacanada.com/awards.php?cat=7&id=12&PHPSESSID=67e8b5368f8c2bfb9bc65085256ce988


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