Ernie Afaganis

Canadian sports broadcaster

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:

Tee to Green (1970)^[7]
Snow Motion (1978)^[8]
Canadian Superstars (1978–1981)^[9]
Par 27 (1978–1980)^[10]

References

^ "2001 Ernie Afaganis". Sports Media Canada. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ "Afaganis, Ernie". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ Russell, Scott. "The Storytellers: Three Giants of Canadian Sports Broadcasting". CBC Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ Reaction. "Afaganis, Ernie". Retrieved 2017-11-02.
^ Jones, Terry (20 December 2007). "The Voice started in Edmonton". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Ernie Afaganis". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.