Sportscaster, Television Announcer. Bob Cole was a Canadian sports radio and television announcer who worked for CBC and Sportsnet and was a competitive curler. He was known primarily for his work on Hockey Night in Canada. Cole began broadcasting hockey on VOCM radio in St. John's, Newfoundland, then CBC Radio in 1969 after meeting his mentor Foster Hewitt. Cole moved to television in 1973 when Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) expanded its coverage. Cole was the lead play-by-play announcer for HNIC on CBC, usually working Toronto Maple Leafs games, from 1980 to 2008. Aside from the Leafs broadcasts, he was also a staple for HNIC during the annual Stanley Cup playoffs. He would broadcast at least one game in every Stanley Cup Finals from 1980 until 2008. On September 23, 2016, Cole was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. His final game behind the microphone was on April 6, 2019 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens at Montreal's Bell Centre. His broadcast career would span 50 years. Cole died in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on April 24, 2024, at the age of 90.
Sportscaster, Television Announcer. Bob Cole was a Canadian sports radio and television announcer who worked for CBC and Sportsnet and was a competitive curler. He was known primarily for his work on Hockey Night in Canada. Cole began broadcasting hockey on VOCM radio in St. John's, Newfoundland, then CBC Radio in 1969 after meeting his mentor Foster Hewitt. Cole moved to television in 1973 when Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) expanded its coverage. Cole was the lead play-by-play announcer for HNIC on CBC, usually working Toronto Maple Leafs games, from 1980 to 2008. Aside from the Leafs broadcasts, he was also a staple for HNIC during the annual Stanley Cup playoffs. He would broadcast at least one game in every Stanley Cup Finals from 1980 until 2008. On September 23, 2016, Cole was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. His final game behind the microphone was on April 6, 2019 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens at Montreal's Bell Centre. His broadcast career would span 50 years. Cole died in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on April 24, 2024, at the age of 90.
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