Canadian sports broadcaster and former athlete
Rob Snoek (born 1969) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former athlete, who won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Sports Play-by-Play at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024 for his work with CBC Sports.[1] He was previously nominated in the same category at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for his work as a member of the CBC Sports broadcast team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
A native of Orono, Ontario, Snoek's lower left leg was amputated at age one due to a congenital bone disease.[3] He was a competitor in amputee athletics events, most notably at the 1992 Summer Paralympics,[3] the 1996 Summer Paralympics[4] and the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[5] He was a bronze medalist at the paralympic edition of the World Athletics Championships in 1998.[6]
After his retirement from competitive sport he moved into broadcasting as a play-by-play announcer for Ontario Hockey League games, first for the Oshawa Generals on CKDO,[7] and later for Peterborough Petes games on CJMB-FM.[8] He first joined the CBC's Olympic team in 2002, covering a variety of both main Olympic and Paralympic events.[9]
He was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2017.[10]
References
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: News, Entertainment & Sports". Broadcast Dialogue, May 28, 2024.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
- ^ a b Tom Jokic, "Disabled competitor wants to be treated like any other athlete". Toronto Star, August 30, 1992.
- ^ "132 athletes named to Canadian team". Hamilton Spectator, June 18, 1996.
- ^ "Paralympians assume spotlight". The Daily Gleaner, October 18, 2000.
- ^ "Three golds for Canada". St. Catharines Standard, August 14, 1998.
- ^ Brian McNair, "Say it ain't so: no Generals on the radio this season". Oshawa This Week, September 16, 2010.
- ^ Mike Davies, "Rob Snoek replaced as Petes radio play-by-play announcer". Peterborough Examiner, June 19, 2019.
- ^ Alison Korn, "Athletes to bolster CBC's coverage". Toronto Sun, June 27, 2008.
- ^ "Clarington native Rob Snoek inducted into Canadian Disability Hall of Fame". Oshawa This Week, October 27, 2017.
