Barry Davis (sportscaster)

Barry Davis
Born	(1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 57) Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
Education	Humber College
Occupation	Sportscaster
Years active	1992–present

Barry Davis (born January 8, 1968) is a Canadian sportscaster formerly of Sportsnet and hosted the Outta The Park podcast. ^[1]

Davis began his broadcasting career in 1992 as a technical operator at CJCL 1430 (currently 590 The FAN) in Toronto. In 2002, he became a reporter for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Sportsnet. He would later go on to become a Toronto Blue Jays field reporter at Sportsnet and followed them on their latest playoff runs of 2015 and 2016. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 2017, Davis left Sportsnet to pursue "new and exciting" opportunities. He began his own media company No Suit Required Media. ^[5] He hosts the Outta The Park podcast, which last released an episode in 2021. ^{[1] [6]}

Davis had two passions growing up, sports and music. ^[7] He is the lead singer and guitarist of a Tom Petty tribute band, We Ain't Petty. His band currently performs all over the greater Toronto area. ^[8]

References

1. Buffery, Steve (13 February 2017). "Barry Davis out as Sportsnet's Blue Jays reporter". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
2. "Gotta See It: Davis interviews Donaldson as champagne flows". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
3. Matheson, Keegan (26 September 2015). "The Toronto Blue Jays throw better parties than you do". Jays Journal. FanSided. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
4. Davis, Barry (22 October 2015). "Barry Davis: 'Blue Jays Were Embarrassed By Game 4 Performance'". CBS Sports Radio. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
5. "Barry Davis". 1310 NEWS. 2017-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
6. "Outta The Park | Podcast on Podbay". Podbay. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
7. Ellis, Brian. "Blue Jays Reporter Barry Davis Takes On Tom Petty" . Retrieved 22 December 2017.
8. Strader, Matthew (27 February 2017). "Former Sportsnet Blue Jays reporter, Caledon's Barry Davis ready to rock Brooks Sports Bar" . Retrieved 22 December 2017.