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Canadian journalist and news anchor (born 1951)
Dan Matheson is a
Canadian
journalist and
news anchor who formerly anchored the news during
primetime hours on
CTV News Channel , starting from September 2001.
[1] On November 17, 2015, his employment with CTV/Bell Media was terminated, along with scores of others.
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Biography
Early life and career
He began his broadcast career at
CKLY in
Lindsay, Ontario as a
news and
sports director.
CFTO
He left for
CFTO in 1976, where he worked on
Wide World of Sports . While still working at CFTO, he joined
Canada AM where he presented sports news from 1978 until 1986. He continued on as a sports anchor, regularly contributing to Canada AM . In May 1995, he was made a co-host of Canada AM .
CTV
In
1984–85 and
1985–86 , he hosted
CTV's NHL broadcasts, which covered regular season games on Friday nights (and some Sunday afternoons) and partial coverage of the playoffs and
Stanley Cup Finals . He also hosted the network's coverage of the 1987
Canada Cup , the
1988 Winter Olympics in
Calgary , the
1992 Summer Olympics in
Barcelona , and the
1994 Winter Olympics in
Lillehammer .
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Honors
He earned a 1997
Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Sports Broadcaster for an interview with hockey
superstar
Wayne Gretzky .
References
^ Ponser, Michael (2001-08-18).
"Canada AM host resigns to take on new project" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
^ Bateman, David (2015-11-18).
"Bell Media mass job cut affects TV personalities" . Toronto Star . Retrieved 2023-09-06 .
^ clockwatcher (2015-11-19).
"Several High Profile CTV Ontario Anchors Sent Packing" . Puget Sound Radio . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
^ Faguy, Steve (November 20, 2015).
"TSN 690's Elliott Price, Abe Hefter among Bell Media cuts in Montreal" .
Montreal Gazette . Retrieved February 16, 2024 .
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"November 2015 Bell Media Cuts" . Toronto Mike . 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
^ Bulldog, The (2015-11-18).
"Hutchison, Matheson, Joshi, Kennedy let go at Bell Media" . The South Bayview Bulldog . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
^ Doyle, John (2015-11-23).
"John Doyle: Canadian TV, as we know it, is screwed. For now" .
The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
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"More names emerge as Bell Media cut details filter out" .
CBC News . November 19, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2024 .
^ Rollason, Kevin (2015-11-19).
"Nov 2015: Bell Media's layoffs hit home with 19 local jobs cut in TV, radio" . Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
^ AIR, SPORTS ON THE (1992-07-23).
"WNYERS CAN WATCH IT LIVE FOR FREE ON CTV" . Buffalo News . Retrieved 2024-02-16 .
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