Ernie Afaganis (born c. 1928)[1] is a Canadian sports broadcaster, known for his work at CBC Sports. He was born in Lethbridge, Alberta.

Career

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

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]

Shows

Afaganis was a host of the following CBC Television programmes:

References

  1. ^ "2001 Ernie Afaganis". Sports Media Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Afaganis, Ernie". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ Russell, Scott. "The Storytellers: Three Giants of Canadian Sports Broadcasting". CBC Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  4. ^ Reaction. "Afaganis, Ernie". Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  5. ^ Jones, Terry (20 December 2007). "The Voice started in Edmonton". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Ernie Afaganis". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.

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