Robertson spent the final eight seasons because the Canadiens’ English radio play-by-play voice, working with color commentator and former Canadiens participant Sergio Momesso. Brian Mudryk is the TSN play-by-play announcer for Canadiens TV video games, with Robertson sometimes filling in for him.
Robertson grew up in Trenton, N.S., a city of about 3,000 folks. Earlier than getting the job calling Canadiens video games, he was a senior sports activities producer for EastLink TV, masking Atlantic College Sport and junior hockey for greater than a decade and a half whereas additionally doing play-by-play for the QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads.
“I by no means actually thought of doing (play-by-play) till I used to be 30, truly,” Robertson mentioned final yr. “I had gone to broadcasting college in my mid-20s after which I moved to the States for a few years and didn’t work in broadcasting. I moved again to Canada and began simply form of filling in at a cable station. I used to be a hockey fan and the boss there mentioned: ‘Would you love to do some color commentary for the Halifax Mooseheads video games?’ and I mentioned: ‘Certain.’ After which at some point the play-by-play man didn’t present up and I assumed: Yeah, I might try this. I actually preferred it straight away and it sort of went from there.
“You possibly can’t educate any person the way to do it,” Robertson added. “You can provide them suggestions, and I’ve gotten suggestions since I bought this job. I spoke with Chris Cuthbert (who left TSN for Sportsnet two years in the past) somewhat bit. He has helped me lots. I decide (RDS play-by-play announcer) Pierre Houde’s mind each infrequently and totally different radio guys, too. I don’t need to say it’s a type of issues the place you possibly can both do it or you possibly can’t, however I suppose in my state of affairs I simply labored and did as many video games as I might and I believe ultimately I bought higher that means.”
Robertson joins a rising listing of people that have left TSN 690 Radio this yr.
Former Canadien Chris Nilan was fired by Bell Media in February after refusing to take a COVID-19 vaccine and seeing his request for a medical exemption denied. Tony Marinaro left the station in Could to affix the French-language 91.9 Sports activities radio station and in addition put extra give attention to The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro. Joey Alfieri additionally left TSN 690 in February for a brand new job as a reporter/content material creator and social media supervisor for the Alouettes.
