Ron looks like he's closer to 70 than 60 but I believe he's only 57. I still remember him doing early Flames 2&7 broadcasts so I would have thought he's older. Problem is not that he looks old it's that his act has worn paper thin over the years as he's hosted HNIC for 30 years. 30 years!!!! There is an expiry date for everything and Don and Ron both expired a decade ago and they both stink like spoiled milk.
Honestly is there another professional sport that has run with the same TV personalities for this long? I can think of Madden but he was just a color guy not a host and kind of the face of the league with the video game, etc. Otherwise other leagues do a much better job bringing in fresh faces over the decades to keep relevant. NFL is always firing through new coaches and players into their TV ranks as does NBA. I have this bad feeling in 30 years Kick Kypreos will still be doing HNIC as it's just the way the station rolls.
Last edited by Erick Estrada; 09-26-2017 at 12:34 PM.
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