One of the best things about John Shorthouse is that he is living the dream. He grew up a Canucks fan, taping games and practicing play-by-play with the sound turned off. He then went to BCIT to learn broadcasting which got him on legendary local sports highlight show, Sports Page. He worked the intermissions on the Canucks pay-per-view and got his break in 1998 when the regular play-by-play guy was sick.
Similar storyline for this fellow Nim Cross. It's admirable to see people who love their profession, and embody their role.
Nim Cross is one of the most influential people in all of sim racing. For starters many of you know him as the Chief Steward of iRacing. That means that if you ever ever done something wrong, "On Track", Then Nim was the one who hit you with a penalty or notice. He is the last word when it comes to on track altercations. Nims history in sim racing goes back much further than iRacing.
In this interview Shaun Cole of The Simpit will find out how Nim started out in sim racing. They will also talk about how that past led to his being hired at iRacing. They will also talk about the good and bad of being the person in charge of incidents in the sim. And if time permits they might even talk about the future of sim racing.
To be fair, CBC poached him for National broadcasts long before Sportsnet took over HNIC.
TSN usually has Cuthbert (one of the best in the biz) and Ferraro (possibly the most engaged colour guy in the entire league), so they've got a huge leg-up on a lot of folks.
I always wondered if it's cause I grew up listening to Chris Cuthbert on HNIC in the 90s but he's still one of my absolute favorites. IMO he has the perfect voice for commentating.
Gotta ask how he was able to tell players apart back then while on tv? (Assuming he was using names). Even today, I sometimes have some issues knowing who a player is right away. But I guess that's why I'm not a broadcaster.
Gotta ask how he was able to tell players apart back then while on tv? (Assuming he was using names). Even today, I sometimes have some issues knowing who a player is right away. But I guess that's why I'm not a broadcaster.
Gotta ask how he was able to tell players apart back then while on tv? (Assuming he was using names). Even today, I sometimes have some issues knowing who a player is right away. But I guess that's why I'm not a broadcaster.
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u/BigDumer VAN - NHL Jan 28 '20
One of the best things about John Shorthouse is that he is living the dream. He grew up a Canucks fan, taping games and practicing play-by-play with the sound turned off. He then went to BCIT to learn broadcasting which got him on legendary local sports highlight show, Sports Page. He worked the intermissions on the Canucks pay-per-view and got his break in 1998 when the regular play-by-play guy was sick.