Chris
Cuthbert
For
Chris Cuthbert, the 1999 Gemini Award winner for Best Sports
Broadcaster for his call of the 1998 Grey Cup in Winnipeg on
THE CFL ON CBC, versatility has been the key to success.
A
Queen's University graduate, Cuthbert got his start at Radio
CFRC with play-by-play coverage of the Queen's Golden Gaels
- Vanier Cup champions - while still a student. From there,
at radio station CJAD in Montreal, he was the voice of the
Montreal Manic of the NASL and the CFL's Montreal Alouettes
and Concordes. In 1984, Cuthbert moved to Edmonton to work
for CBC Sports.
Along
with his play-by-play duties for THE CFL ON CBC, where he
made his Grey Cup debut in 1996, Cuthbert is also a play-by-play
man for HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA.
In
addition, Cuthbert has hosted CBC's coverage of the World
Figure Skating Championships and he was figure skating commentator
at the Nagano Olympics. He has also covered gymnastics and
cycling at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and 1994.
His
sixth Olympic assignment took him to Sydney for the 2000 Games
where he received glowing reviews for his work as the rowing
and canoe/kayak commentator. His most recent Olympic assignment
saw Cuthbert calling the controversial figure skating events
in Salt Lake City at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
An
episode that aptly demonstrated Cuthbert's true versatility
occurred during a NHL playoff game in 1988 in New Jersey,
where he learned about the pressure of live television. A
power failure in Montreal forced HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA to
switch to a Washington vs. New Jersey game. Cuthbert was supposed
to supply updates to the national broadcast but when focus
shifted, he became host, analyst, commentator and runner.
Cuthbert was nominated for a Gemini Award for that program.
Cuthbert
co-authored The Rink - Stories from Hockey's Hometowns
with fellow CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Russell.
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