Brendan Dunlop is a Canadian sportscaster known for his anchoring and hosting duties on The Score and

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television networks. Dunlop was born and raised in

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where he graduated from Catholic Central High School. Dunlop grew up a sports fan and had aspirations of becoming a sports journalist from watching Ray Ramano's character on

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. Dunlop graduated from the

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. He originally wanted to be an actor. Dunlop first gained attention cohosting ''The Footy Show'' on The Score. He was a co-host on ''The Hardcore Footy Show'' when this show was broadcast on Hardcore Sports Radio,

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channel 98, alongside English sportscasters Kristian Jack and James Sharman. He was cohost of the '' Fox Soccer News'', on the now-defunct Canadian channel

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. Dunlop also hosted ''Soccer Central'' on Sportsnet. He co-anchored the ''

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'' program's weekend edition. In 2020, Dunlop joined the

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on-air team, providing play-by-play commentary and hosted magazine shows during their coverage of the

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's 2020 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunlop, Brendan Canadian television sportscasters Living people Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario Year of birth missing (living people)