David Amber (born April 21, 1971) is a Canadian anchor for

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as a host and reporter. He is best known for his time doing ''NHL On the Fly'' on the NHL Network and as the anchor for ''Gate 5 Live'', ''Raptors Pregame'', and ''Raptors Post Up'' on

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. He had been an anchor and reporter for

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and its family of networks.

Biography

Amber, who had appeared on ESPN networks since 2002, was based in Toronto, contributing to

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and College GameDay. A reporter since 2006, Amber had provided coverage from the

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, MLB postseason and other major events, as well as serving as a sideline reporter for

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and the

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. Amber joined ESPN as an

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anchor in 2002, also anchoring ''Outside the Lines'', ''NHL2Night'' and

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. Prior to ESPN, Amber served as a reporter and anchor for TSN in Toronto (1997–2002). At TSN, Amber reported from two Olympic Games, and several

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, and

. From 1999–2001 he was a courtside reporter for TSN's broadcasts of

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games. Amber joined NHL Network before the 2010-11 NHL season as host of ''NHL Tonight''. Amber also serves as co-host for the Network's coverage at the NHL's signature events and exclusive programming. He joined the ''

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'' team at the start of the 2011-12 NHL season. After

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secured a 12-year, $5.2 billion deal for the exclusive national NHL rights at the start of the 2014-15 season, Amber has joined

to serve as a reporter for their

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. From 2016-2022, he became the studio host of the late game of ''Hockey Night in Canada'', after the departure of

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. In 2022, with

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covering the

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, Amber filled-in on Scotiabank Wednesday Night Hockey. Beginning in the

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, Amber became the lead studio host for ''Rogers Monday Night Hockey''. Amber received his Bachelor of Arts degree in North American Studies from

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in Montreal in 1993, and a Master of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from

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in 1995.

Personal life

Amber's older sister is Jeannine Amber, an award-winning Senior Writer at ''

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'' magazine, based in New York City. Amber's sister is also the author of the award winning book Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat. He is married with two children.

References

External links

David Amber, Host, NHL On The Fly
retrieved 23 November 2010. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amber, David Living people Black Canadian broadcasters Canadian television sportscasters Canadian expatriate journalists in the United States Canadian television journalists Toronto Raptors announcers Journalists from Toronto National Hockey League broadcasters National Basketball Association broadcasters College football announcers 1971 births