Norm Marshall

Norm Marshall
Born	1918[1]
Died	5 November 2008(2008-11-05)[2] Burlington, Ontario
Nationality	Canada
Occupation	broadcaster
Known for	Commentator on first Grey Cup telecast in 1952

Norm Marshall (1918 – 5 November 2008) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster. He and Larry O'Brien were commentators for the first telecast of a Grey Cup football game 29 November 1952 on CBLT Toronto.^[3][4] CBC paid both Marshall and O'Brien CAD$250 for this inaugural broadcast.^[5]

Biography

Marshall's radio broadcasting career began with CKTB in St. Catharines, Ontario, first singing for the station then announcing. In 1940, he was broadcasting for CHML at Hamilton, Ontario. When CHCH-TV began broadcasts in that city in 1954, Marshall was among its first personalities.^[1]

The Fred Sgambati Media Award was awarded to Marshall in 1988 for his broadcast work for university sports.^[4][6]

CBC Television's pre-game segments for the 95th Grey Cup in November 2007 featured Marshall's recollection of the early Grey Cup broadcasts.^[7]

Career

Radio

• CKTB - St. Catharines, Ontario
• 1940: CHML - Hamilton, Ontario
• CJAD - Montreal, Quebec
• CKLW - Windsor, Ontario
• WKBW - Buffalo, New York
• 1953: Grey Cup radio commentator^[8]

• 1967: CHAM - Hamilton, Ontario - operations manager

Television

• 1952: CBC Television - commentator, Grey Cup broadcasts^[3]
• 1954-1988: CHCH-TV - Hamilton, Ontario - news and sports announcer^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Atkinson, Adam (6 November 2008). "NORM MARSHALL, 1918-2008". CHCH-TV. http://www.chtv.com/ch/chchnews/story.html?id=938616. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
2. ^ Hayes, Jackson (6 November 2008). "Norm Marshall dies at 89". The Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/news/article/462130. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Zelkovich, Chris (22 November 2007). "CBC plans to exit coverage with a bang". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/278469. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "The Hamilton Gallery Of Distinction: Inductees for 1994". Hamilton Public Library. http://www.myhamilton.ca/myHamilton/LibraryServices/GalleryofDistinction.htm?pagetype=show&id=120. Retrieved 2008-05-09. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ Patskou, Paul (August 2007). "CFL - The Television Years". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/sportsonradioandtv/CFL_The_TV_Years.html. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
6. ^ Canadian Interuniversity Sport (14 June 2007). "Bill Sturrup awarded CIS Fred Sgambati Media Award". Ontario University Athletics. http://www.oua.ca/news/?id=7898. Retrieved 2008-05-09. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ Sole, David (18 December 2007). "Lunch with Chevy". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/feature-don-chevrier2.html. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 
8. ^ Patskou, Paul (19 November 2007). "History of Grey Cup Commentators". Canadian Football League. http://toronto.cflgreycup.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=21636&writer=0. Retrieved 2008-05-09. 

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Name	Marshall, Norm
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Date of birth	1918
Place of birth
Date of death	5 November 2008
Place of death	Burlington, Ontario