Canadian sports broadcaster
Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1928 )[1] is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports . He was born in Lethbridge , Alberta.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Eastern Washington University , Afaganis returned to Alberta where in 1953 he joined CFRN in Edmonton . In 1961, he joined CBC Television at CBXT , also in Edmonton.[2]
From there, he gained prominence as a sportscaster on CBC's national service. He was host of CBC's Sports Weekend programme in its debut season. He was also a sideline reporter for the CFL on CBC .[3]
Awards and recognition [ edit ] In 1977, he was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.[4] In November 2007, he was inducted into the CBC Sports Hall of Fame.[5] In 1988, he was inducted to the Football Reporters of Canada hall of fame, a journalistic honour associated with the Canadian Football Hall of Fame .[6]
Afaganis was a host of the following CBC Television programmes:
^ "2001 Ernie Afaganis" . Sports Media Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ "Afaganis, Ernie" . Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ Russell, Scott. "The Storytellers: Three Giants of Canadian Sports Broadcasting" . CBC Sports . Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ Reaction. "Afaganis, Ernie" . Retrieved 2017-11-02 .
^ Jones, Terry (20 December 2007). "The Voice started in Edmonton" . Edmonton Sun . Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010 . ((cite news ))
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^ "Ernie Afaganis" . Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Tee to Green" . CBC Television Series, 1952-1982 . Queen's University . Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Snow Motion" . CBC Television Series, 1952-1982 . Queen's University . Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Canadian Superstars" . CBC Television Series, 1952-1982 . Queen's University . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .
^ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Par 27" . CBC Television Series, 1952-1982 . Queen's University . Archived from the original on 4 November 1996. Retrieved 7 May 2010 .