Eric Bishop
- April 1, 2000
- 74 years
About Eric Bishop
Eric Bishop was a notable figure. Bishop died in 2000 at the age of 74.
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Full Biography
|Eric Stewart Bishop (30 January 1926 – 1 April 2000) was a Canadian sports journalist and play-by-play sports broadcaster. In 1987, Bishop was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a broadcaster.
Bishop was also briefly a horse race owner.
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
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