[6] On September 27, 2018, Sportsnet announced that Cole would be calling his 50th and last season with Hockey Night in Canada and a limited schedule of games in the upcoming season.[7]. A cultural icon, Newfoundland hero and Hockey Hall of Famer, Bob Cole opens up on the release of his debut biography, Now I’m Catching On. It’s likely the question he is asked most often and he truly can’t peg down a solid answer. Robert Cecil Cole CM (born (1933-06-24)June 24, 1933) is a Canadian former sports television announcer who has worked for CBC and Sportsnet and former competitive curler. Bob Cole’s comments on the second goal of the game by Joe Sakic in the 2002 Winter Olympic Gold Medal. Stand up and cheer everybody! So, it is sure that the amount paid to Its sportscasters is heavy. You’re ignoring what my eyes are telling me and talking about something other then what my eyes are looking at … there might be a place for that but I’m not sure its hockey broadcasting. As of 2019, his net-worth estimated over $10 million. I’d like to have that tape now. You like the game of hockey, so you’re going to tune in to watch the game and you want to enjoy the game. Doctorate of Laws in 2002 from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Legatee of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award. That is one of the most unforgettable moments. He, simply put, is the voice of hockey in Canada. It was during this time that he would listen to Foster Hewitt calling games on the radio and developed an interest in becoming a sports announcer. I was blown away listening to this man who was a god to me talking about his approach on describing a game. Surely, that's gotta be it!" The excitement in the air was unbelievable. A lot of Canadian fans here! He is predominantly known for his work on Hockey Night in Canada(HNIC). That’s just me speaking, and I might be dead wrong.”. Prior to that, his usual partners included Gary Dornhoefer, Mickey Redmond, or John Davidson. A knee injury suffered from playing soccer put Cole in the hospital for approximately six months as a youth. “If you climb in the booth and get yourself set up to do a hockey game, and you have many many notes in front of you and you’re determined to get your things on the air, somehow, you might automatically by human nature take yourself away from exactly what is going on,” Cole said. There is no two ways around it. You can bring the viewer to the game. While he was a recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Foster Hewitt Award for broadcasting excellence in 1996, he is not a member of the Hall of Fame itself (which is the case for all Foster Hewitt Award winners). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I told him I had this tape with him I would like to leave, a game I did here at our stadium in St. John’s. He worked as a musical arranger for The Judy Garland Show hosted by Judy Garland, succeeding Mel Tormé. His voice was also heard by a United States television audience whenever that country's carrier at the time – Hughes, USA, SportsChannel America or NBCSN – simulcast an HNIC game that he was calling. Cole recounted the first meeting with the man he considered god-like, when he sat down with his idol, the incomparable Foster Hewitt, who counseled Cole on his unmistakable style and ability to transport listeners directly to center-ice. That’s automatic. I’m rather intense when I get ready to go to work in the booth I think I’m a different person.
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