John McKeachie - sports CKNW New
Westminster; sports anchor BCTV 1973-99; Vancouver Province columnist;
multi-event MC; CBC-TV Vancouver 1999-2000 & Hockey Night in Canada
post-game show 2000-01; morning co-host CKST Vancouver 2003-04; mornings CHMJ
Vancouver 2004-current
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Mojo signs McKeachie
MOJO Sports Radio AM 730 recently
announced that it has signed "multi-talented right-hander John McKeachie to
anchor the starting line-up at MOJO Sports Radio 730."
The veteran radio sportscaster,
print columnist and former Hockeytalk TV host will anchor the
McKeachie's career stats include
twenty years at BCTV and coverage of two Olympic
Games.
"'McKeach in the Morning On
MOJO' will launch the day by waking up McKeach's extensive list of contacts and
inviting listeners to join in the freewheeling roundtable," says the station's
press release.
The signing of John McKeachie
reunites him with former teammate and Afternoon Drive host Bob "The Moj"
Marjanovich on MOJO SPORTS RADIO AM 730.
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CANUCKS
NHL DEBUT
Just
months in to broadcast career, watch some of October 1970 festivities outside
Pacific Coliseum then make my way to centre of action. Standing in penalty box,
lull in the action, fire up reel- to-reel tape machine and proceed to interview
Black Hawks owner Bill Wirtz. He stops me to advise he's Tom Campbell, mayor of
Oops.
They had on same colour and style leather coats.
Start
again, re: significance of NHL coming here. Mayor suggests it's a good thing and
can't wait for us "... to win the Grey Cup." Oops. Word of John McKeachie (born
December 6, 1943)