TORONTO – Veteran sports and Olympic host Brian Williams will head up coverage of the 2012 Summer Games in London, Canada’s Olympic broadcast media consortium said Tuesday.
In addition to Williams, RDS’ Chantal Machabée, V’s Jean Pagé, TSN’s Darren Dutchyshen, and Rogers Sportsnet’s Brad Fay will host the prime time slots on their respective channels. They’ll be complemented by former Canadian Olympic greats such as Catriona Le May Doan, Nathalie Lambert, Marnie McBean, Kyle Shewfelt, and Alexandre Bilodeau.
Williams, who will be covering his 14th Olympic Games, will anchor the prime-time coverage on CTV. Dave Randorf and Le May Doan will be the morning hosts on CTV, while James Duthie and Jennifer Hedger will be the network’s daytime hosts.
TSN hosts include Darren Dutchyshen in prime time, Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole for morning, and Michael Landsberg for daytime. Rogers Sportsnet hosts will be Brad Fay in prime time, Don Taylor for morning and Daren Millard for daytime.
The consortium also revealed its roster of play-by-play commentators and analysts for individual sports in French and English. More broadcaster names will be announced in the coming months.
The London 2012 Olympic Games open on July 27, 2012.
