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'''Bryan Hall''' (born August 19, 1934) nicknamed "'''Hallsy'''", is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] radio presenter and retired radio play-by-play broadcaster for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] on [[CHED (AM)|630 CHED]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta]].
'''Bryan Hall''' (born August 19, 1934) nicknamed "'''Hallsy'''", is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] radio and television personality and retired radio play-by-play broadcaster for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] on [[CHED (AM)|630 CHED]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta]].


==Career==
Hall was born on August 19, 1934<ref name="75birthday">{{cite news |title=Esks broadcaster turns 75 |author=Gerry Moddejonge |newspaper=Sun Media |date=November 8, 2009 |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2009/08/19/10512746-sun.html }}</ref><ref>[http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2009/archive.html Aug 19 - Esks broadcaster turns 75]</ref> in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oilersheritage.com/legacy/contributions_announcers_bryanhall.html |title=Bryan Hall—A Year To Remember |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Edmonton Oilers Heritage |accessdate=August 4, 2010}}</ref> His father was a lawyer, who died when Hall was 9, and his mother a nurse.<ref name="edmontonjournal">{{cite news |title=Discovering a second HALLway |author=Curtis Stock |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |date=November 8, 2009 |url=http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=6638 }}</ref> Hall got his first broadcasting job at the age of 19, after moving to [[Edmonton]], at [[CKUA]] where he did news, a jazz show, and sports.<ref name="edmontonjournal" /> At the suggestion of a columnist for the ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', Hall also took up a vacant sportscaster job at [[CHED (AM)|CHED]], which he held from 1955 to 1962. In 1962, Hall moved to [[Toronto]] to take up a job covering sports with [[CHUM-AM|CHUM]], but quickly moved back to Edmonton 3 years later, this time, back to CJCA, where he did play-by-play for the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]'s [[Edmonton Eskimos]] with the network from 1965 to 1993. During his time with CJCA, he also pioneered the first open-line sports talk radio show in Edmonton.<ref name="ashof" /> In the decade of the 70s, Hall worked as a racetrack announcer at Edmonton Northlands Park calling over 10,000 thoroughbred races. When CJCA ceased broadcasting operations in 1993, Hall moved back to CHED to take up the position of sports director - continuing to do play-by-play of Edmonton Eskimos games until 2009.<ref name="edmontonjournal" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/chumbug.html |title=Rock Radio Scrapbook: The CHUM Archives (Part 1) |publisher=Rockradioscrapbook.ca |date= |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref>
Hall was born on August 19, 1934<ref name="75birthday">{{cite news |title=Esks broadcaster turns 75 |author=Gerry Moddejonge |newspaper=Sun Media |date=November 8, 2009 |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2009/08/19/10512746-sun.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115092458/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2009/08/19/10512746-sun.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 15, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120714035329/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2009/archive.html Aug 19 – Esks broadcaster turns 75]}}</ref> in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oilersheritage.com/legacy/contributions_announcers_bryanhall.html |title=Bryan Hall—A Year To Remember |publisher=Edmonton Oilers Heritage |access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref> His father was a lawyer, who died when Hall was 9, and his mother a nurse.<ref name="edmontonjournal">{{cite news |title=Discovering a second HALLway |author=Curtis Stock |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |date=November 8, 2009 |url=http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=6638 }}</ref> Hall got his first broadcasting job at the age of 19, after moving to [[Edmonton]], at [[CKUA]] where he did news, a jazz show, and sports.<ref name="edmontonjournal" /> At the suggestion of a columnist for the ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', Hall also took up a vacant sportscaster job at [[CHED (AM)|CHED]], which he held from 1955 to 1962.


In 1962, Hall moved to [[Toronto]] to take up a job covering sports with [[CHUM-AM|CHUM]], but moved back to Edmonton 3 years later, this time, back to CJCA, where he did play-by-play for the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]'s [[Edmonton Eskimos]] with the network from 1965 to 1993. During his time with CJCA, he also pioneered the first open-line sports talk radio show in Edmonton.<ref name="ashof" />
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After over 45 years of covering play-by-play for Edmonton Eskimos games, Hall retired in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091115/EDM_greycup_091115/20091115/?hub=EdmontonHome |title=CTV Edmonton - Voice of Eskimos says goodbye to fans - CTV News |publisher=Edmonton.ctv.ca |date= |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> During his play-by-play career, he also did play-by-play for the [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Edmonton Oil Kings]], and [[Edmonton Flyers]].<ref name="journal">{{cite web|last=Annicchiarico |first=Mario |url=http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Edmonton+Eskimos+honour+Hallsy+year+career/2150914/story.html |title=Edmonton Eskimos honour 'Hallsy' for 50-year career |publisher=Edmontonjournal.com |date=2009-10-27 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> The media centre, The Bryan Hall Media Centre, in [[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]] was named after Hall when he retired in 2009. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-name-media-centre-after-bryan-hall |title=Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |date=2009-10-29 |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref> Though retired from doing play-by-play, Hall, in his 65th year of broadcasting, currently does 14 daily shows in the morning on CHED,I News and Global Television. Hall is also known for doing [[radio advertisement]]s on [[CHED (AM)|CHED]] for local Christenson Developments, [[AutoCanada|Crosstown Motors]], and Lay-z-boy Furniture<ref name="edmontonjournal-2">{{cite news |title=Calling it quits his way |author=Dan Barnes |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |year=2009 |url=http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5031 }}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989, and the [[Alberta Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2004.<ref name="ashof">{{cite web|url=http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/default.aspx?p=member&mid=359|title=Member Details - Hall, Bryan|author=|date=|work=|publisher=Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Museum|accessdate=August 4, 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He has four children and a lovely partner, Jeannie.
In the decade of the '70s, Hall worked as a racetrack announcer at Edmonton Northlands Park calling over 10,000 thoroughbred races. When CJCA ceased broadcasting operations in 1993, Hall moved back to CHED to take up the position of sports director – continuing to do play-by-play of Edmonton Eskimos games until 2009.<ref name="edmontonjournal" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/chumbug.html |title=Rock Radio Scrapbook: The CHUM Archives (Part 1) |publisher=Rockradioscrapbook.ca |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref>
He loves his city of Edmonton, enjoys a good martini, great jazz,

and is an avid movie fan.
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After 45 years of play-by-play for Edmonton Eskimos games, Hall retired in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/voice-of-eskimos-says-goodbye-to-fans-1.454669 |title=CTV Edmonton – Voice of Eskimos says goodbye to fans – CTV News |publisher=Edmonton.ctv.ca |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref> During his play-by-play career, he also did play-by-play for the [[Edmonton Oilers]], [[Edmonton Oil Kings]], and [[Edmonton Flyers]].<ref name="journal">{{cite web|last=Annicchiarico |first=Mario |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/Edmonton+Eskimos+honour+Hallsy+year+career/2150914/story.html |title=Edmonton Eskimos honour 'Hallsy' for 50-year career |publisher=Edmontonjournal.com |date=2009-10-27 |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref> The media centre, The Bryan Hall Media Centre, in [[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)|Commonwealth Stadium]] was named after Hall when he retired in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-name-media-centre-after-bryan-hall |title=Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |date=2009-10-29 |access-date=2010-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615153623/http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-name-media-centre-after-bryan-hall |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Though retired from doing play-by-play, Hall continued to appear daily CHED's morning show until 2023, when he transitioned to an ambassador role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Swensrude |first1=Stephanie |title=630 CHED’s Bryan Hall changing role at the station |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9503502/bryan-hall-edmonton-sports-630-ched/ |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Global News |date=February 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tait |first1=Cam |title=Bryan Hall may retire, but don't expect him to leave |url=https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/columnists/tait-bryan-hall-may-retire-but-dont-expect-him-to-leave |access-date=25 June 2024 |work=Edmonton Journal |date=February 25, 2023}}</ref>

Hall is also known for doing [[radio advertisement]]s on [[CHED (AM)|CHED]] for local Christenson Developments, [[AutoCanada|Crosstown Motors]], and Lay-z-boy Furniture<ref name="edmontonjournal-2">{{cite news |title=Calling it quits his way |author=Dan Barnes |newspaper=Edmonton Journal |year=2009 |url=http://www.radiowest.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5031 }}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989, and the [[Alberta Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2004.<ref name="ashof">{{cite web|url=http://www.albertasportshalloffame.com/default.aspx?p=member&mid=359|title=Member Details – Hall, Bryan|publisher=Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Museum|access-date=August 4, 2010}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Broadcasting positions==
==Broadcasting positions==
*[[CKUA]] - 1953–55
*[[CKUA]] – 1953–55
*[[CHED (AM)|CHED]] - 1955–62
*[[CHED (AM)|CHED]] – 1955–62
*[[CHUM (AM)|CHUM]] - 1962–65
*[[CHUM (AM)|CHUM]] – 1962–65
*[[CJCA]] - 1965–93
*[[CJCA]] – 1965–93
*[[CHED (AM)|CHED]] – 1993–2023
*[[CHED (AM)|CHED]] - 1993–current<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonbroadcasters.com/H/ |title=H |publisher=Edmonton Broadcasters |date= |accessdate=2010-08-27}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:44, 25 June 2024

Bryan Hall
Born (1934-08-19) August 19, 1934 (age 90)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SpouseLilian Edith Hall (c. 1979–2011; her death)
Career
anzeigenThe Hallsy Report
StationCHED AM
Time slotMonday – Friday
6:00am – 9:00am MST
StyleSports talk
LandKanada

Bryan Hall (born August 19, 1934) nicknamed "Hallsy", is a Canadian radio and television personality and retired radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Edmonton Eskimos on 630 CHED in Edmonton, Alberta.

Career

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Hall was born on August 19, 1934[1][2] in Toronto, Ontario.[3] His father was a lawyer, who died when Hall was 9, and his mother a nurse.[4] Hall got his first broadcasting job at the age of 19, after moving to Edmonton, at CKUA where he did news, a jazz show, and sports.[4] At the suggestion of a columnist for the Edmonton Journal, Hall also took up a vacant sportscaster job at CHED, which he held from 1955 to 1962.

In 1962, Hall moved to Toronto to take up a job covering sports with CHUM, but moved back to Edmonton 3 years later, this time, back to CJCA, where he did play-by-play for the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos with the network from 1965 to 1993. During his time with CJCA, he also pioneered the first open-line sports talk radio show in Edmonton.[5]

In the decade of the '70s, Hall worked as a racetrack announcer at Edmonton Northlands Park calling over 10,000 thoroughbred races. When CJCA ceased broadcasting operations in 1993, Hall moved back to CHED to take up the position of sports director – continuing to do play-by-play of Edmonton Eskimos games until 2009.[4][6]

After 45 years of play-by-play for Edmonton Eskimos games, Hall retired in 2009.[7] During his play-by-play career, he also did play-by-play for the Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Oil Kings, and Edmonton Flyers.[8] The media centre, The Bryan Hall Media Centre, in Commonwealth Stadium was named after Hall when he retired in 2009.[9] Though retired from doing play-by-play, Hall continued to appear daily CHED's morning show until 2023, when he transitioned to an ambassador role.[10][11]

Hall is also known for doing radio advertisements on CHED for local Christenson Developments, Crosstown Motors, and Lay-z-boy Furniture[12] He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.[5]

Broadcasting positions

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References

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  1. ^ Gerry Moddejonge (November 8, 2009). "Esks broadcaster turns 75". Sun Media. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Aug 19 – Esks broadcaster turns 75[usurped]
  3. ^ "Bryan Hall—A Year To Remember". Edmonton Oilers Heritage. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Curtis Stock (November 8, 2009). "Discovering a second HALLway". Edmonton Journal.
  5. ^ a b "Member Details – Hall, Bryan". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved August 4, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Rock Radio Scrapbook: The CHUM Archives (Part 1)". Rockradioscrapbook.ca. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  7. ^ "CTV Edmonton – Voice of Eskimos says goodbye to fans – CTV News". Edmonton.ctv.ca. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  8. ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (2009-10-27). "Edmonton Eskimos honour 'Hallsy' for 50-year career". Edmontonjournal.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  9. ^ "Official Site of the Canadian Football League". CFL.ca. 2009-10-29. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  10. ^ Swensrude, Stephanie (February 24, 2023). "630 CHED's Bryan Hall changing role at the station". Global News. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ Tait, Cam (February 25, 2023). "Bryan Hall may retire, but don't expect him to leave". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. ^ Dan Barnes (2009). "Calling it quits his way". Edmonton Journal.
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