Forbes Duthie (born May 13, 1966) is a Canadian
sportscaster for
TSN and the host of
TSN's hockey coverage.
He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from
Carleton University
Carleton University is an English-language public university, public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to se ...
.
Broadcasting career
Duthie is currently the host of
TSN's hockey coverage, as well as the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the CFL Grey Cup, the Super Bowl, and The Masters golf tournament
[
Before moving to TSN in 1998, Duthie worked at VTV and covered news and sports for 8 years on ]CJOH
CJOH-DT (channel 13) is a television station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, serving the National Capital Region as part of the CTV Television Network
The CTV Television Network, commonly known as CTV, is a Television in Canada, Canadian Engl ...
, the CTV affiliate in Ottawa. At CTV Ottawa, he won an International Edward R. Murrow Award for news reporting.
James Duthie worked with CTV to produce the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and the 2012 Games in London. He was one of the main hosts. He is also known for producing many humorous videos for TSN including The Panel Hangover, Puck over Glass, and a series of bits featuring Roberto Luongo.
Duthie is a charity ambassador, representing the Christian Children's Fund of Canada in the cause to help beat poverty in developing countries.
James Duthie was a former touch football standout in the MTTFL. Duthie's career was cut short due to a devastating downfield head to head collision.
Podcast
In 2017, Duthie launched ''The Rubber Boots Podcast'', where he discusses sports and other topics with TSN staffers Lester McLean, Sean 'Puffy' Cameron, and Producer Stoff.
Awards
Duthie is an eight-time Canadian Screen Award
The Canadian Screen Awards () are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media ( web series) productions. Given annually by the Academy ...
winner, receiving the award for Best Sports Host in a Sports Program or Series in 2018 sharing the same award with SportsCentre
''SportsCentre'' (SC) is a Canadian daily sports news television program sports news television program, and the flagship program on TSN. The program airs several times daily TSN feeds, and on weekends on CTV.
History
The program was launc ...
anchor Rod Smith in 2014, winning Best Sports Feature Segment for his work on “The Butterfly Child” in 2016, and winning Best Sports Host for TSN's Free Agent Frenzy in 2019 and 2020. Duthie's first three awards were the previously named Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in t ...
, receiving recognition for his work on TSN's coverage of the 2011 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft, TradeCentre ’09, and his work on Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium's coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, where he worked as co-host alongside Lisa Laflamme
Lisa LaFlamme (born July 25, 1964) is a Canadian television journalist, and formerly the chief anchor and senior editor of ''CTV National News''. She replaced Lloyd Robertson in this role on September 5, 2011. LaFlamme previously served as the ...
. Duthie also won the 2009 Excellence in Sports Broadcasting award from Sports Media Canada for his work as host of TSN's NHL coverage.
In 2022, the City of Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatinea ...
awarded Duthie the Key to the city.
Books
Duthie has released four books: ''They Call Me Killer'' (2010), a collection of stories from legendary junior hockey coach Brian Kilrea
Brian Blair "Killer" Kilrea (born October 21, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey head coach, general manager, and player. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings between 1958 and 1967 ...
, the essay collection ''The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys'' (2010), and ''The Guy on the Left'' (2015), which tells the story of Duthie's career in broadcasting.
Filmography
* '' Goon: Last of the Enforcers'' (2016) as a sportscaster
References
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1966 births
Canadian Football League announcers
Canadian television sportscasters
Carleton University alumni
Living people
National Hockey League broadcasters
NBA broadcasters
Journalists from Ottawa
Canadian Screen Award winning sportscasters