by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
He is A. Gordon Craig now but he’ll always be Gordie to the Football Reporters of Canada. Born in Brandon, Manitoba in the 1930s, Craig got into broadcasting with CBC Winnipeg in 1955. He did everything but mop the floors at first, then got behind a camera, shooting...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
J.P. McConnell was born in British Columbia in 1945, and 50 years later he was still there, but there were several stops along the way. Nelson, Calgary, Red Deer, Melfort, Moose Jaw and Winnipeg, in that order, then back to B.C., where in 1969 he started covering the...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
John Badham’s career started in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and has spanned over 50 years and has included stops in Regina, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Peterborough. Badham covered many major sporting events including: the Olympics, Pan-Am, Commonwealth games, hockey...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
John Wells began his broadcasting career in 1965 with Winnipeg’s CKY-FM. Wells then moved to television in 1969 as sports director for CKCK-TV Regina. In 1971, Wells began working at CBC Sports, where he was a host for the CFL on CBC from 1973 to 1983. In 1984, Wells...
by Canadian Football Hall Of Fame | Oct 23, 2017
Rick Matsumoto graduated from Ryerson University’s School of Journalism in 1966 and began writing for the Toronto Star in 1972, where he covered the Toronto Argonauts and the Canadian Football League for 36 years before retiring in 2008. Rick Matsumoto was inducted...
