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Date of Birth

12 April 1960, Zweibrücken, Germany

Birth Name

Ronald Joseph MacLean

Trivia

He was appointed Honorary Colonel of 1 Air Movements Squadron on 20 March, 2000.

He was born in Germany but grew up in Western Canada

He has won four Gemini Award as Best Sports Broadcaster: two for his work on HNIC, one for The Legends of Hockey, and one for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta

Hosted CBC's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta and the Commonwealth Games in Victoria in 1994.

Host of CBC's coverage of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano.

Threatened to leave Hockey Night In Canada (1952) if a contract agreement wasn't reached, this sparked a huge debate, a deal was reached 2 days later

Received Gemini Award for Best Sports Broadcaster for Hockey Night in Canada

Is a Level 5 referee for the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, he also plays hockey twice a week

Grew up and lives in Oakville, Ontario, Canada

His mother died of pancreatic cancer on August 20th, 2008 while he was covering the Olympics in Beijing, China. He announced he would return to Canada to be with his family.

Where Are They Now

(2003) Hockey Night In Canada Co-host

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