Blake Price (born December 15, 1974) is a Canadian sportscaster. He is most recently an anchor on TSN's

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and a co-host of one of the most popular sports radio show’s in Vancouver, "Sekeres and Price Show" on The nation network podcast channel. While a host at TSN Radio 1040 alongside colleague, Matt Sekeres. On February 9, 2021, he was laid off as part of that stations switch away from a sports radio format. In April 2021, Price and co-host Matt Sekeres announced they would be bringing back their popular show in an all new format as a podcast and a daily live stream show online from 3pm to 6pm PST in a studio located in the Sheraton Wall Center in

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Career

Price began his broadcasting career in the mid-1990s, where he worked in news and traffic for CKWX Radio, as a writer, producer, and weekend sports anchor on CKVU-TV's '' Sports Page'' in Vancouver, and then as a sports anchor in Saskatchewan on Sportline. He then spent nearly 3 years at the now defunct MOJO Sports Radio, before joining TSN Radio 1040. In 2001, Price joined TSN as the co-host of the 2 a.m. ET edition of

, after which he moved into the 10 p.m. ET slot the following year alongside Darren Dutchyshen. In addition to hosting

, Price co-hosts TSN Radio 1040's PM Drive weekdays from 2 to 6 p.m., alongside Matt Sekeres, and provides

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game day coverage.

Personal life

Price was born in

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. He graduated from the

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and from

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. The British Columbia Association of Broadcasters named Price "Performer of Tomorrow" in 2000.

References

External links

TSN Radio 1040 Sports Radio biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Blake 1974 births Living people British Columbia Institute of Technology alumni Canadian radio journalists Canadian television journalists Journalists from Winnipeg University of British Columbia alumni Vancouver Canucks announcers