Scott Oake

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Scott Oake
Occupation CBC Sports broadcaster

Scott Oake, born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian sportscaster for CBC Sports.

Oake was a pre-med student at Memorial University who volunteered at the campus radio station. After part-time work at CBC St. John's, he was hired full-time in 1974.

Scott was the sports anchor on CBWT's 24Hours from 1979 till about 1989.

Oake is probably best known as a contributor to Hockey Night in Canada, the CBC's flagship television show for NHL games. Since the 2003-04 season, he has hosted the second game of HNIC's Saturday night double-headers alongside analyst Kelly Hrudey.

Scott has covered many important events including the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, CFL football, and many other sports.