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Eric Bishop

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Nationality
  
Canadian

Occupation
  
Sports journalist

Name
  
Eric Bishop


Born
  
January 30, 1926 (
1926-01-30
)
Lacombe, Alberta

Died
  
April 1, 2000(2000-04-01) (aged 74) Calgary, Alberta

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Eric Stewart Bishop (30 January 1926 – 1 April 2000) was a sports journalist and play-by-play sports broadcaster. In 1987 Bishop was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a broadcaster.

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Work experience

  • Junior sportswriter Vancouver Sun, c. 1944
  • Royal Canadian Air Force, 1944
  • catcher Purity 99 Big Four League baseball Calgary, mid 1940s
  • sportswriter/assistant sports editor Calgary Herald, 1946
  • PR/broadcaster WIHL Los Angeles Ramblers 1946-47
  • Sports Director CJAT Trail, British Columbia, 1948
  • Home Oil Pro Hockey broadcasts CKNW New Westminster, 1952
  • Sports Director CFAC Calgary, 1954
  • called horse races Victoria Park Calgary, 1959–64
  • Sports Editor Calgary Albertan, early 1960s
  • CKXL (AM) Calgary, late 1960s
  • part owner WHL Victoria Cougars, 1970s
  • BC Lions football play-by-play announcer with CKWX, 1970s
  • play-by-play WHA Calgary Cowboys CFAC Calgary, 1980s
  • sports columnist Calgary Sun, 1990s

    • References

    Eric Bishop Wikipedia
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