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A Game Shapes a Country

Mark Lee Presser

By Daniel Wilson

Despite holding a position that is coveted by millions of Canadians, Hockey Night in Canada play-by-play man Mark Lee says he still feels gutted that the CBC lost the rights to the Canadian Football League.

Lee, who currently provides play-by-play for the CBC's western Canada NHL game every Saturday night, spoke to the students about the CFL, a loop he covered for a number of years, including working on 20 Grey Cup games.

"Football and the CFL has been a joy, a journey and a passion for me," said Lee, as he visited with Centennial College's sports journalism program on Feb. 3.

"I've missed being out of it for the last year, since CBC lost the rights, so any chance I get to talk to students about the CFL and broadcasting in general, I love to do it."

Topics he touched on included: the CFL's failed expansion into the U.S., differences between the CFL and NFL, the possible repercussions of the NFL moving into Canada, how to improve as a play-by-play announcer and issues involving Canadian players in their own national league.

"The CFL is a great metaphor of what it's like to be Canadian," Lee said.

Getting to be a fine play by play man takes a combination of talent, luck and getting the right kind of help, he says.

"I've been lucky to have some great mentors in the past talk to me about broadcasting, how to get into it, how to get better at it, so any chance I have to pay back, I'll do it," Lee said of his visit to Centennial.

"The class is really engaging. I thought the people were great listeners and had a lot of great questions."

Lee has also covered the Winter and Summer Olympics for the CBC. During his career, he has earned a Gemini award and two ACTRA awards for his work.

The Sports Journalism program at The Centre for Creative Communications, Centennial College, features 12 courses over 12 consecutive months and is unique in Canada. It offers training in print, online, radio and television and finishes with a six week professional placement.

For more information about the Sports Journalism Program, contact program coordinator Malcolm Kelly at mkelly@centennialcollege.ca.