About this episode
Dave Hodge discusses his career in broadcasting and his experiences with various sports legends.
Legendary CBC Hockey Night in Canada host Dave Hodge talks about his Montreal origins, palling around with Chatham Legend Ferguson Jenkins, beating out Alex Trebek for the HNIC hosting job because Mr Jeopardy (allegedly) wouldn’t shave his moustache, working with Don Cherry Brian McFarlane Howie Meeker George Armstrong Gordie Howe Rick Azar Bob Cole, not getting along with that bully of an owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs Harold Ballard, hanging out with Larry King David Bowie Eddie Feigner Kathleen Edwards, and he resolves the question of whatever became of the actual pen from ‘The Pen Flip’! TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Applebaum
Guest: Dave Hodge
Topics covered
- broadcasting
- hockey
- Canadian culture
- sports history
- media personalities
Keywords
- Dave Hodge
- Hockey Night in Canada
- broadcasting
- sports legends
- Canadian media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBC, Hockey Night in Canada
Places: Montreal, Chatham, Toronto
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