About: Dick Irvin, Jr.

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Dick Irvin is a graduate of McGill University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree. After several years in commerce, he turned to sports broadcasting and became well known as the Sports Director for CFCF radio and CFCF-TV in Montreal. Irvin often worked as color commentator on Hockey Night in Canada with Danny Gallivan doing the play by play of Montreal Canadiens broadcasts. Through the 1970s and early 1980s, Irvin often acted as both the colour commentator and the studio host for telecasts from Montreal. This meant he often missed the beginnings and ends of periods as he moved from ice level to the broadcast booth and back.

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rdfs:label	Dick Irvin, Jr.
rdfs:comment	Dick Irvin is a graduate of McGill University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree. After several years in commerce, he turned to sports broadcasting and became well known as the Sports Director for CFCF radio and CFCF-TV in Montreal. Irvin often worked as color commentator on Hockey Night in Canada with Danny Gallivan doing the play by play of Montreal Canadiens broadcasts. Through the 1970s and early 1980s, Irvin often acted as both the colour commentator and the studio host for telecasts from Montreal. This meant he often missed the beginnings and ends of periods as he moved from ice level to the broadcast booth and back.
dcterms:subject	Born in 1932 National Hockey League broadcaster Hockey Hall of Fame Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners
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Birth Date	1932(xsd:integer)
Name	Dick Irvin, Jr.
Birth Place	Calgary Alberta
Occupation	retired sports broadcaster and author
Birth name	James Dickinson Irvin, Jr.
abstract	Dick Irvin is a graduate of McGill University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree. After several years in commerce, he turned to sports broadcasting and became well known as the Sports Director for CFCF radio and CFCF-TV in Montreal. Irvin often worked as color commentator on Hockey Night in Canada with Danny Gallivan doing the play by play of Montreal Canadiens broadcasts. Through the 1970s and early 1980s, Irvin often acted as both the colour commentator and the studio host for telecasts from Montreal. This meant he often missed the beginnings and ends of periods as he moved from ice level to the broadcast booth and back. Gallivan often playfully addressed Irvin as "Richard," even though Irvin's first name is a diminitive of "Dickenson." After Gallivan's retirement in 1989, Irvin worked as the play-by-play broadcaster for regional games from Montreal, and as a secondary colour commentator (or "third man" in the booth) for national games. He also provided radio play-by-play for Canadiens' games that were not on HNIC. Upon his retirement, Irvin was the longest serving member of CBC Television's Hockey Night in Canada, with a broadcasting career spanning from 1966 to 1999. Though retired Irvin still contributes yearly to the annual "Hockey Day in Canada" broadcast, along with other occasional appearances. For example, on December 4, 2009, Irvin returned to announce the Montreal Canadiens centennial pre-game ceremony, introducing many of the former Canadiens participating in the event as they arrived onto the ice. Irvin is a fountain of hockey knowledge having spent a lifetime in the game. His record for longevity with Hockey Night in Canada.

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