Rob Snoek Recognized for Calling the Play
Author: Photo: by Sarah Jenkins
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television handed out its 2024 Screen Awards for News, Entertainment and Sports and Rob Snoek was among the award-winners.
Presented with the Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer Award, Snoek, who works with the CBC, edged out Chris Cuthbert, Scott Russell, Rod Smith and Signa Butler in the category.
Prior to his career behind the microphone, Snoek was a three-time Paralympian, an amputee sprinter at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympic Games. After his retirement from competitive sport, the Orono, Ont.-native moved into broadcasting as a play-by-play announcer for Ontario Hockey League games, first for the Oshawa Generals and later, the Peterborough Petes. He joined the CBC's Olympic team in 2002, covering both Olympic and Paralympic events ever since. Snoek was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2017.
Prior to his career behind the microphone, Snoek was a three-time Paralympian, an amputee sprinter at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympic Games. After his retirement from competitive sport, the Orono, Ont.-native moved into broadcasting as a play-by-play announcer for Ontario Hockey League games, first for the Oshawa Generals and later, the Peterborough Petes. He joined the CBC's Olympic team in 2002, covering both Olympic and Paralympic events ever since. Snoek was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame in 2017.
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