Steve Armitage

Steve Armitage

Steve Armitage (born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English-born Canadian sports reporter for CBC Sports. He has covered such events as Hockey Night in Canada, the Canadian Football League and Grey Cup, the Olympics, and the World Cup of Football.

Armitage won the 1982 ACTRA Foster Hewitt Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting and he was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1998 for his coverage of speed skating at the Winter Olympics.

Armitage who never cracked the top tier of sport broadcasters in Canada was given the task of broadcasting CBC Saturday afternoon bowling,equestrian and diving competitions as well as coverage of the Special Olympics, some reports actually have Armitage competing at the 1976 Special Olympic games. Known for often being the first to get a post game interview with athletes, rumor has it that he achieved this by often shoving fans out of his way.

Armitage attended Saint Mary's University, Halifax where he played football quarterback. He grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Armitage will be one of the two play-by-play announcers (the other being Nigel Reed) announcing for CBC Sports in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Paul Dolan will be the analyst alongside Armitage [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/229884] .

Personal:

Though known as a family man, he has been said to be romantcally linked to veteran Vancouver broacaster and playboy Dave Pratt.

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/personality/index.jsp?personality=Armitage%2C+Steve&program=CBC+Sports CBC biography of Steve Armitage]
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