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Bob Weeks

Bob Weeks is a reporter and analyst for TSN, covering golf and curling. He was previously the editorial director of SCOREGolf magazine.[1] In addition, he served as host for SCOREGolf TV. He was also the curling columnist for The Globe and Mail for more than 25 years and editor of the Ontario Curling Report for 30.

Weeks joined TSN on a full-time basis on June 29, 2015.

Weeks joined SCOREGolf as associate editor in October 1987. He was promoted to editor in 1992. In 2012 he became editorial director.

In 2009, he was ranked sixth overall and the top media member on the National Post's list of the most influential people in Canadian golf.[2]

In 2009, he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Ontario Curling Association for his contributions to curling.[3]

In 2013, Weeks was named as the recipient of the Golf Journalists' Association of Canada Dick Grimm Award for lifetime contributions to the game of golf.[4] On May 7, 2014, he became the 67th person to be inducted into the Ontario Golf Hall of Fame.[5] On November 6, 2014, he was inducted into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame.[6] On February 14, 2015, he was presented with the Distinguished Service Award by Golf Canada for outstanding contributions to the game of golf in Canada. On March 9, 2016, he was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in the Builder category.[7] On July 20, 2016, he was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame as a Builder.[8] He is the only person to be inducted into both the curling and golf halls.[9] On January 26, 2017, he received the George Cumming Distinguished Service Award from the PGA of Canada, the association's most prestigious award.[10]

Books

Weeks has authored five books: The World's Greatest Golf Courses; The Brier: A History of Canada's Most Celebrated Curling Championship; Curling For Dummies (Volumes 1 and 2); Hurry Hard: the Russ Howard Story, which he co-authored with Russ Howard, and Curling, Etcetera. He is a three-time winner of the Scotty Harper Award for the top curling story in Canada.

History

Weeks creció en Montreal ( Mount Royal, Quebec ), pero pasó la mayoría de los veranos en la Isla del Príncipe Eduardo , donde se encuentran las raíces de su familia. Canadiense de quinta generación, el bisabuelo de Weeks fue uno de los fundadores del primer campo de golf en PEI. Su abuelo, el general de división Ernest Geoffrey Weeks, [11] fue un héroe militar altamente condecorado [12] que llegó a convertirse en ayudante general de las fuerzas canadienses .

Graduado del Richview Collegiate Institute en Toronto y de la Universidad de Windsor (Hons. BA—Comunicaciones), vive en Toronto.

Referencias

  1. ^ "Biografía de Bob Weeks" (PDF) . Cantour.com . Tour canadiense de golf profesional. Archivado desde el original (PDF) el 25 de mayo de 2011 . Consultado el 5 de marzo de 2009 .
  2. ^ https://nationalpost.com/story.html?id=008c2acc-3509-4f2f-a87a-3880e414d65b [ enlace muerto permanente ]
  3. ^ "OCA - Premios - Miembros honorarios vitalicios". Archivado desde el original el 6 de octubre de 2014 . Consultado el 29 de septiembre de 2014 .
  4. ^ "Bob Weeks gana el premio Dick Grimm 2013". 23 de julio de 2013.
  5. ^ "Día del Salón de la Fama del Golf de Ontario 2014". GolfOntario.
  6. ^ "El Salón de la Fama del Deporte de Etobicoke rinde homenaje a lo mejor del mundo del béisbol, el hockey y la radiodifusión en una ceremonia". 7 de noviembre de 2014.
  7. ^ "Cinco agregados al Salón de la Fama del Curling Canadiense". Curling Canadá.
  8. ^ "Bob Weeks - Salón de la fama del golf canadiense". Golf Canadá.
  9. ^ "Lorie Kane, Warren Sye y Bob Weeks se unen al Salón de la Fama del Golf de Canadá".
  10. ^ "Premios Nacionales de la PGA de Canadá".
  11. ^ "Teniente Ernest Geoffrey Weeks".
  12. ^ "Ernest Weeks - Destinatario -".