James Wesley McKnight[1] (March 22, 1909 – June 6, 1968) was aCanadiantelevision andradio personality who didplay-by-play for many sports broadcasts, including serving as one of the original hosts forHockey Night in Canada telecasts and covering theCFLToronto Argonauts for about thirty years. He also broadcast theKing's Plate and theCanadian Open golf tournament.[2]
He was born inTottenham,Ontario. He joinedCFRB-AM in Toronto in 1928 as sports director and hosted Canada's first regular sports program starting in 1932. He also became the station's program director and news and sports director in the 1940s as well as continuing as a sports commentator and host. He left the position of program director and sports director when he was appointed CFRB'sstation manager in 1959 until 1965 when he became vice-president and director of public relations for the station before retiring the next year.[3][2]
He was elected to both theHockey Hall of Fame (1986) and theCanadian Football Hall of Fame. He graduated from theUniversity of Toronto. In 1968, he died of a heart attack atSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto at the age of 59.[4]He is buried in York Cemetery in Toronto
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