Darren Dutchyshen (born December 19, 1966) is a

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sportscaster, who cohosts the evening edition of '' SportsCentre'' on TSN.

Broadcasting career

Dutchyshen started his broadcasting career as a sportscaster at what was then STV (now Global) in

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. After a year, he moved to IMTV in Dauphin, Manitoba. He then spent seven years as the host of ITV's Sports Night in Edmonton, where he also hosted a daily radio sportscast on 630 CHED for more than two years. Dutchyshen joined TSN in 1995, as a host of TSN's weekend editions of

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and TSN's coverage of the

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(CFL) during the football season. He also hosted TSN's Olympic Prime Time coverage during the

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and Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Dutchyshen currently hosts the evening edition of SportsCentre, alongside co-host Jennifer Hedger.

Personal life

Darren was born in

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and grew up in

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. He graduated from the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatoon.

References

1966 births Living people Canadian football people from Regina, Saskatchewan Canadian Football League announcers Canadian television journalists Canadian television sportscasters National Hockey League broadcasters Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Ice hockey people from Regina, Saskatchewan {{Canada-journalist-stub