Born in Toronto in 1937, Don Chevrier began covering high school sports at age 16 for the Edmonton Journal. After graduating he began honing his booming baritone voice and encyclopedic knowledge by doing daily sports reports at CJCA radio in Edmonton, where he later...
H.L. “Hal” Pawson, a Native of Regina, Saskatchewan spent 32 years on the “beat”” in Regina, Sudbury, Vancouver and Edmonton. Sport was his beat, football his passion. As sports editor of the Edmonton Journal, He found time to serve the Football Reporters of Canada...
Doug Smith was not only the voice of the Montreal Alouettes, he helped organize the team and made an outstanding contribution to the growth of the game in Quebec. The style and presentation of Doug Smith’s production made him unique in Canadian broadcasting. He was a...
While studying medicine at the University of Ottawa, Rheaume played guard on the varsity team. Medicine gave way to sports writing and broadcasting. He covered Football for the Canadian Associated Press, Nouveau Journal, Dimanche-Matin, and Montreal Matin. He then...
An avid supporter of football, he worked diligently toward the creation of the BC Lions franchise in 1954. A prairie native with the love of all sports, he left Wilkie, Saskatchewan at age 18 for the Winnipeg Free Press, then to the Regina Leader Post, the Winnipeg...
