Bob McCown
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Bob McCown (born in Columbus, Ohio) is a sportscaster and the host of a late afternoon/early evening radio talk show called Prime Time Sports. The program is broadcast from the Toronto-based studio of the Fan 590 (the flagship radio station of the Fan Radio Network) and is syndicated nationwide throughout Canada. Since 2004, this radio talk show has also been simulcast on television on Rogers Sportsnet.
Among his on-air trademarks on the show include his deadpan interaction with guests and callers, notably when he greets his audience with "Greetings! Salutations!", his constant use of rich vocabulary to describe things, his dry wit (which includes such quips as "Who gives a flying fadoo?!" and "Bite me!"), and a pair of sunglasses he wears during the television simulcasts of Prime Time Sports.
McCown also hosts a magazine program on Rogers Sportsnet called The Business of Sports.
During the Toronto Blue Jays' inaugural season in 1977, McCown was the public address announcer for their home games. He was also the original host of Global Television's "Sportsline" (which has since been renamed "Global Sports").
In 1992, McCown joined The Fan as the original host of Prime Time Sports. In 1993, he was re-assigned as the station's morning show host, relinquishing his PTS hosting duties to Dan Shulman. In 1995, The Fan fired McCown as their morning show host, but when Shulman left the station to join TSN, McCown was re-hired as the host of Prime Time Sports a month later.
Also referred to by the nickname The Bobcat, McCown has maintained his residence between both Las Vegas and Toronto over the past decade, though he has settled in Toronto over the past few years.
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