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Vancouver man among national sportscaster contest finalists
Gillette Drafted 2 to air on The Score this fall Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Vancouver+among+national+sportscaster+contest+finalists/3238878/story.html?cid=#ixzz0uAGy7Dlh
By Darah Hansen, Vancouver Sun July 7, 2010
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver man is among the top-10 finalists in a national challenge to win the chance to cover the world’s most coveted sporting events – and athletes – for a year.
Organizers of the search for “Canada’s Next Sportscaster” announced earlier today that a resident of Shaughnessy will compete on the reality show Gillette Drafted 2, which airs on The Score this fall.
The man was selected from hundreds of would-be sportscasters who tried out their game-calling skills before a live panel of judges earlier this year.
This is the second year for the contest. Last season, 10 finalists were tested for weeks on their on-camera skills, sports knowledge and confidence before Paul Brothers, an unemployed student from Bishops Falls, Newfoundland, emerged victorious.
Brothers continues to work with Score Media after winning a one-year contract.
Contest organizers were remaining silent on the name of the B.C contender Monday. A press release hinted the man “has previously run for political office.”
Finalists will be named July 19.
For more information on Gillette Drafted 2: The Search for Canada’s Next Sportscaster, go to Drafted.ca.
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