Ernie Afaganis

Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1933 at Lethbridge, Alberta)[1] is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports.

Career

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University, Afaganis returned to Alberta where in 1953 he joined CFRN in Edmonton. In 1961, he joined CBC Television at CBXT, also in Edmonton.[2]

From there, he gained prominence as a sportscaster on CBC's national service. He was host of CBC's Sports Weekend programme in its debut season. He was also a sideline reporter for the CFL on CBC.[3]

Awards and recognition

In 1977 he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.[2] In November 2007, he was inducted into the CBC Sports Hall of Fame.[4] In 1988, he was inducted to the Football Reporters of Canada hall of fame, a journalistic honour associated with the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.[5]

Shows

Afaganis was a host of the following CBC Television programmes:

References

  1. ↑ "2001 Ernie Afaganis". Sports Media Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Afaganis, Ernie". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Russell, Scott. "The Storytellers: Three Giants of Canadian Sports Broadcasting". CBC Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Jones, Terry (20 December 2007). "The Voice started in Edmonton". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Football Reporters of Canada (FRC)". Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Tee to Green". CBC Television Series, 1952-1982. Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Snow Motion". CBC Television Series, 1952-1982. Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  8. ↑ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Canadian Superstars". CBC Television Series, 1952-1982. Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  9. ↑ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Par 27". CBC Television Series, 1952-1982. Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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