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Don Landry (born ca. 1964) is a Canadian sports broadcaster who formerly hosted the Morning Show on
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with
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and then
Gord Stellick Gord Stellick (born May 26, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian sports broadcaster and former National Hockey League, NHL executive. Stellick formerly hosted The Fan 590 Morning Show with Don Landry, and also appears on Hockey Central on Rogers ...
. Landry, along with Stellick, were the brains behind Chacin Cologne. The cologne was named after Toronto Blue Jays pitcher
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and given out to 10,000 fans on Chacin Cologne Night at
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. Landry is known for his sense of humour and voice impersonations. His impersonations include
Jerry Howarth Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) is an American Canadian former sports commentator, best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981 through the 2017 season. Howarth had shared the play-by-play duties with his la ...
,
Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins. After concluding a playing career in the A ...
, and
Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson i ...
. He is also a frequent host of charity dinners and golf events throughout
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
. Currently, Landry is a contributing writer for the
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's website, as well as a columnist for the
Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of t ...
' website. As of 2013, Landry also serves as the
public address A public address system (or PA system) is an electronic system comprising microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, and related equipment. It increases the apparent volume (loudness) of a human voice, musical instrument, or other acoustic sound sou ...
announcer during the Argonauts' home games.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47YhhJVZlhw "Toronto Argonauts: Behind The Scenes With P.A. Announcer Don Landry - CFL" YouTube video Landry began a radio talk show called "London at Large" o
CJBK 1290AM
in
London, Ontario London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ...
on September 23, 2013.


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Official websiteCFL pageToronto Argonauts page
* Canadian radio sportscasters Curling broadcasters Living people Public address announcers Canadian sports talk radio hosts 1960s births Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-radio-bio-stub