Pj Kwong is a self-proclaimed Word Broker who goes by the motto: I read them. I write them. I speak them. A fascination with other languages and a bilingual start to her education has helped carve a successful career as a PA announcer at 5 Olympic Games among many other events. The 25+ years as a figure skating coach has enabled her to talk skating in depth happily on CBC since 2007. The person rather than the accomplishments is how she approaches her subjects and her life.
Standing beside the ice during morning practice the week before Canadians, I was stunned by the continued and dramatic improvement that I see with senior Canadian dancers Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill. It was a busy morning for all of the teams in the Ice Dance Elite school but watching Kharis and Asher gives me a [...]
What would you say about stopping at a Toronto area rink, Tim Horton’s in tow, on the way to an amazing sale at the local shopping mall? I would say it was the start to a great day! I am really lucky to be made to feel welcome at rinks across the city when I ask [...]
Now that I have your attention I got the chance to visit with Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier today for a blog I am doing for CBC Sports’ website (www.cbcsports.ca). They shared with me that Paul has secretly been working on his return to free skating. The quality of the program is plain to see in [...]
Who says I’m not cutting edge? In today’s world, DJs are sometimes as famous as the people whose music they play. In the case of Sports Presentation the DJ is a huge part of creating that fan experience. My newest DJ pal is Cassidy Bednark from Denver, Colorado whom I met recently during my stay [...]
If you were to run into Tim Hughes, there are three things that you immediately notice about him: a great voice, a natural curiousity about the world and the people in it and then there’s his warm and friendly smile. We first worked together at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympics although it wasn’t until Athens in [...]
Some of you may already know that I am currently away in Doha. What you probably don’t know is that on Sunday, Qatar celebrated their National Day. It is a hugely important holiday here and a chance for people to get out and enjoy themselves. On Saturday night the celebrations got a jump start and there were [...]
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