TORONTO – Sportnet has announced a new Montreal version of its nightly news program Connected will premiere on May 30 on City Montreal.
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| Montreal Connected will be hosted by Wilder Weir and Alyson Lozoff. |
Montreal Connected will be an English-language program co-hosted by Sportsnet reporter Alyson Lozoff and television personality Wilder Weir. The program will provide an in-depth look at the city’s professional and amateur teams, along with athlete profiles and feature stories on local, national, and international sports.
“Montreal is a great sports city, and Montrealers support not only their pro teams but embrace amateur and collegiate sports as well,” said Scott Moore, president of broadcast at Rogers Media (which owns Sportsnet ), in a release.
Montreal native Lozoff, who is also a lawyer, first discovered her passion for sports broadcasting when she worked as an in-game host during Montreal Canadiens games. She joined Sportsnet in 2012, regularly covering the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes, and Montreal Impact.
Weir is the son of retired professional hockey player, Wally Weir. In 2005 he made his television debut as a hockey player in the Canadian reality series Making the Cut: Last Man Standing. He was also a host of the national television series Oh So Cosmo for six seasons.
In addition to Lozoff and Weir, the Montreal Connected team also includes sports journalists Stephen Brunt from Sportsnet, Sean Gordon, Globe and Mail sports reporter; Herb Zurkowsky, Montreal Gazette sportswriter; and Arpon Basu, managing editor at NHL.com.
Following the May 30 premiere, Montreal Connected will air Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET with encores on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET, and Sundays at 6 p.m. ET on City Montreal. Beginning June 1, Sportsnet East will air Montreal Connected on Saturdays at noon ET.
