Back to the Future:Play by Play

This past summer, I was given the opportunity to return to something I have been passionate about and enjoyed doing through most of my career – play by play. Even before beginning my professional broadcast career, I dabbled in play by play for a local cable access outlet. Those early experiences allowed me to hone my announcing skills and helped establish my style. I have been fortunate to provide play by play for a number of Canadian networks, including OMNI-TV, TLN-TV, Rogers TV and TSN Radio.

In June of this year, I joined a very talented group of play by play announcers and analysts at OneSoccer, the streaming service that now carries all Canadian National Men’s & Women’s Team matches as well as the Canadian Premier League. It’s such a pleasure to be back in a broadcast booth describing live CPL soccer action from various cities across the country.

I am fortunate to be working alongside a respected play by play crew headed by an established voice in Gareth Wheeler, as well as Adam Jenkins, Matt Cullen and Nigel Reed. I’m joined in the booth frequently by colour analysts Terry Dunfield and Iain Hume, both former Canadian international players and men I hold in very high esteem. The on-air crew is augmented by the talents of host Andi Petrillo, as well as Oliver Platt and Kristian Jack, who provide studio analysis.

Plus, under the banner of Mediapro Canada, we have one of the hardest-working production crews in the industry, led by Director of Content Kurt Larson and Producer/Director Lucas Sheffield.

I have a busy Thanksgiving weekend ahead as I’ll be in the booth Saturday afternoon for the CPL ComeOn Match of the Week, the “Al Clasico” between Cavalry FC and FC Edmonton. Then, on holiday Monday, I’m on the call for both games of a doubleheader on OneSoccer, HFX Wanderers vs Pacific FC and Valour vs Forge.

I’m excited to have returned to one of my favourite aspects of broadcasting and I hope, if you’re a Canadian soccer fan, you’ll take the time to follow OneSoccer through the remainder of 2021 and beyond as we shine a spotlight on the current and future stars of the game in this country.