Darren Dutchyshen

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Darren Dutchyshen
Born
Darren John Dutchyshen

(1966-12-19)December 19, 1966
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedMay 15, 2024(2024-05-15) (aged 57)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationSports broadcaster
Known forTSN, SportsCentre
PartnerKate Beirness

Darren John Dutchyshen (December 19, 1966 – May 15, 2024) was a Canadian sportscaster who co-hosted the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN.[1]

Broadcasting career[edit]

Dutchyshen started his broadcasting career as a sportscaster at STV Saskatoon (now that city's Global station).[2] After a year, he moved to IMTV in Dauphin, Manitoba.[2] He then spent seven years in Edmonton, hosting Sports Night on ITV (also now a Global station), and for more than two years concurrently hosting a daily radio sportscast on co-owned 630 CHED.[3]

Dutchyshen joined TSN in 1995, as a host of TSN's weekend editions of SportsDesk and TSN's coverage of the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the football season.[1] He also hosted TSN's Olympic Prime Time coverage during the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Personal life and death[edit]

Dutchyshen was born on December 19, 1966 in Regina, Saskatchewan[4] and grew up in the Northeastern town of Porcupine Plain. He graduated from the Saskatoon-based Western Academy Broadcasting College (WABC).[5] On September 9, 2021, he announced that he had prostate cancer, and detailed it in full a year later in his first show back at SportsCentre.[6][7]

Dutchyshen died on May 15, 2024, at the age of 57.[8] A family statement said he was "surrounded by his closest loved ones".[9]

Following his death, some media outlets noted that Dutchyshen had quietly been in a long-term relationship with fellow TSN sportscaster Kate Beirness.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Darren Dutchyshen". TSN. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Darren Dutchyshen". Canada in a Day. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Darren Dutchyshen". National Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "John Dutchyshen Obituary". Mourning Glory Funeral Services. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Graduates blog". Western Academy Broadcasting College. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  6. ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (September 9, 2021). "TSN's Darren Dutchyshen announces he has cancer, will be off SportsCentre as he undergoes treatment". Awful Announcing. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Laskaris, Adam (September 20, 2022). "Darren Dutchyshen returns to TSN for first show since cancer diagnosis (VIDEO)". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen passes away at 57". TSN. May 16, 2024. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Darren Dutchyshen, longtime TSN broadcaster, dead at 57". CBC.ca. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Arthur, Bruce (May 16, 2024). "TSN's Darren Dutchyshen was one of one. We'll be telling Dutchy stories and laughing for years". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 17, 2024. Dutchyshen and TSN's Kate Beirness have been a couple for a long time, after Dutchy's first marriage
  11. ^ Simmons, Steve (May 16, 2024). "SIMMONS: Beloved broadcasting giant Darren Dutchyshen gone too soon at 57". Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 17, 2024. his longtime partner Kate Beirness

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