Dale Isaac

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Dale Isaac
Born (1949-09-21) September 21, 1949 (age 75)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Nationality Canadian
OccupationSportscaster
Known for CFL on CTV
Awards Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Dale Isaac is a Canadian sportscaster who worked in Regina, Saskatchewan. He was the sports director at CKCK-TV from 1975 to 1995 and a play-by-play man on CTV's telecasts of CFL games from 1980 to 1986.

Isaac was born on September 21, 1949, in Saskatoon. He graduated from Martin Collegiate and worked as a switchman for the Canadian National Railways before following his brother, Mal Isaac, and brother-in-law, John Badham, into the field of broadcasting. [1]

Isaac began his career at CJNB in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. [1] He then moved to CJME in Regina, where he became the play-by-play announcer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1971. [1] [2] The station lost the rights to Roughriders games after the 1973 season and Issac moved to the new rightsholder, CKCK, where he also called Regina Pats games. [1] [2] In 1975, he became the sports director of CKCK-TV. [1] From 1980 to 1986, he was the play-by-play announcer on CTV's western broadcasts CFL games. [3] He also covered the 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympics for the network. [1]

Isaac remained at CKCK-TV until 1995, then worked at CJME until his retirement in 2004. [3] [4] In 2003, he and his brother Mal were inducted into the Football Reporters of Canada section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. [3] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Drinnan, Gregg (August 4, 1983). "Dale Isaac paid his dues to achieve success". The Leader-Post. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "More people, people listen to". The Leader-Post. September 25, 1976. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dale Isaac". Canadian Football Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dale Isaac signing off as a living legend". The Leader-Post. December 31, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Isaac brothers inducted together". The Leader-Post. November 17, 2003.
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