Mark Lee (sportscaster)
| Mark Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1955/1956 (age 60–61) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Carleton University (1975–1980) |
| Occupation | Sports broadcaster |
| Employer | Rogers Media |
| Spouse(s) | Carol |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Gemini Award, ACTRA Award (2) |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Carleton Ravens | 1975–1978 |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
Mark Lee (born c. 1956) is a Canadian sportscaster with Rogers Sportsnet and formerly with CBC Sports. While at CBC, Lee covered the National Hockey League, women's ice hockey, Canadian Football League, Olympic games and the Pan Am Games. He was born in Ottawa around 1956[1] to William and Doreen Croswell Lee, and he attended the Earl of March Secondary School in Ottawa.[2][3] He quarterbacked the Carleton Ravens football team for four years, graduating with a journalism degree. He then worked as a news anchor at CFCF radio in Montreal. Lee then moved to Toronto where he worked at CBC Radio as a national sports reporter where he also hosted the sports magazine show The Inside Track.
Lee currently worked as the Western Conference play-by-play voice for Hockey Night in Canada. In addition, he read most of the pre-recorded continuity and sponsorship announcements on CBC Sports broadcasts (such as "The following is a [live] presentation of CBC Sports"). For the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics, Lee covered the track and field events for CBC.[4]
Lee has earned a Gemini Award, two ACTRA Awards.[5] He lives in Cambridge, Ontario with his family.[6]
Lee was laid off by the CBC in August 2014 after the network ceded control of its NHL coverage to Rogers Media-owned Sportsnet. Lee has since joined Sportsnet on a part-time basis and mainly covers amateur sporting events.[7]
References
- ↑ "CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Brodie: Ottawa's Lee gets dream job". Slam.canoe.ca. 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "CIS English : CIS 50th Anniversary Success Stories (Week 7): Mark Lee". English.cis-sic.ca. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "William Lee Obituary: View William Lee's Obituary by Ottawa Citizen". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "Journalist | Alumni Services". Cualumni.carleton.ca. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "Mark Lee". Centennialcollege.ca. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ "CBC Sports Online : 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah : Hosts". Fieldday.com. 2002-02-24. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2014/08/13/cbc_lays_off_veteran_sportscasters_steve_armitage_and_mark_lee_amid_budget_cuts.html