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Encyclopedia > Bob Cole

Robert "Bob" Cole (born 1933 in Newfoundland) is a Canadian television announcer. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the north-east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... An announcer is a voice actor who works in television, radio and film, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show. ...


Cole has been the play-by-play announcer for Hockey Night in Canada, primarily for Toronto Maple Leafs games, since 1969. He was a recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for broadcasting excellence in 1996. As of 2004, he is not a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame itself. Cole is also a former curler, playing in the 1971 and 1975 Briers as the skip for the Newfoundland team. He also played in the 1973 Canadian mixed championships. Play-by-play, in broadcasting, means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ... The Hockey Night in Canada logo, used until 1998 on CBC, and 2004 on Radio-Canada. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a National Hockey League team based in Toronto, Ontario. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Hockey Hall of Fame is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; it is devoted to ice hockey rather than the field variety of the game. ... The Foster Hewitt Memorial Award is an award named after Foster Hewitt and presented by the Hockey Hall of Fame to members of the radio and television industry who make outstanding contributions to their profession and the game of hockey during their broadcasting career. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Curling is a precision sport similar to bowls or bocce, but played on ice with polished heavy stones rather than plastic balls. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Tim Hortons Brier is an annual professional Canadian mens curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...


External link

  • Bob Cole at IMDb
  • CBC.ca Sports: Bob Cole biography

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