Canadian journalist and news anchor (born 1951)
Dan Matheson is aCanadian journalist andnews anchor who formerly anchored the news duringprimetime hours onCTV News Channel , starting from September 2001.[ 1] On November 17, 2015, his employment with CTV/Bell Media was terminated, along with scores of others.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Early life and career [ edit ] He began his broadcast career atCKLY inLindsay, Ontario as anews andsports director.
He left forCFTO in 1976, where he worked onWide World of Sports . While still working at CFTO, he joinedCanada AM where he presented sports news from 1978 until 1986. He continued on as a sports anchor, regularly contributing toCanada AM . In May 1995, he was made a co-host ofCanada AM .
In1984–85 and1985–86 , he hostedCTV's NHL broadcasts, which covered regular season games on Friday nights (and some Sunday afternoons) and partial coverage of the playoffs andStanley Cup Finals . He also hosted the network's coverage of the 1987Canada Cup , the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary , the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona , and the1994 Winter Olympics inLillehammer .[ 10]
He earned a 1997Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Sports Broadcaster for an interview with hockeysuperstar Wayne Gretzky .
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