Ted Blackman

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Ted Blackman (died October 2, 2002) was a well known media personality in the Montreal area.

Blackman's career started as a disc jockey at high school and teen club dances in the 1950's. After high school he sold his records and equipment to one of his friends Donald Tarleton aka. Donald K Donald - who later became Montreal's premier promoter and rock and roll impresario.

Blackman started in Toronto with UPI in 1961 covering three Toronto Maple Leafs championships as well as several Gery Cups. In the mid 1960's he moved back home as a sports reporter for the Montreal Gazette where he covered a variety of events prior to becoming the chief writer for the expansion Montreal Expos baseball club. During this time he was widely credited with creating nicknames such as "Le Grande Orange" for outfielder Rusty Staub and the bleachers as "Jonesville" in honour of long ball hitter Mack Jones.

In 1971 Blackman began his dual role in the Montreal media working for CJAD 800 am radio. He worked in various roles in Montreal radio over the next thirty years in sports and programming primarily at CJAD but had stints as a morning man at rival CFCF 1979-81 and Montreal's Team 990 - all sports station where his career ended with his passing in 2002.

He is surivived by his three ex-wives, two sons, and three step-children.