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Canadian sports journalist (1926–2000)
Eric Bishop |
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Born | (1926-01-30)January 30, 1926
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Died | April 1, 2000(2000-04-01) (aged 74)
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Nationality |
Canadian |
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Occupation | Sports journalist |
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Eric Stewart Bishop (30 January 1926 – 1 April 2000) was a Canadian
sports journalist and
play-by-play sports broadcaster. In 1987, Bishop was inducted into the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a broadcaster.
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Bishop was also briefly a horse race owner.
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Work experience
- Junior sportswriter
Vancouver Sun, c. 1944
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Royal Canadian Air Force, 1944
- catcher Purity 99
Big Four League baseball Calgary, mid 1940s
- sportswriter/assistant sports editor
Calgary Herald, 1946
- PR/broadcaster
WIHL
Los Angeles Ramblers 1946–47
- Sports Director
CJAT
Trail, British Columbia, 1948
- Home Oil Pro Hockey broadcasts
CKNW
New Westminster, 1952
- Sports Director
CFAC Calgary, 1954
- called horse races Victoria Park Calgary, 1959–64
- Sports Editor
Calgary Albertan, early 1960s
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CKXL (AM) Calgary, late 1960s
- part owner
WHL
Victoria Cougars, 1970s
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BC Lions football play-by-play announcer with
CKWX, 1970s
- play-by-play WHA
Calgary Cowboys
CFAC Calgary, 1980s
- sports columnist
Calgary Sun, 1990s
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