Ger Canning
| Ger Canning | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 August 1951 Cork, Ireland |
| Residence | Tivoli, County Cork |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
Ger Canning is an Irish sports commentator with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
Career
Born in Cork on August 1, 1951. Ger Canning was a secondary school teacher at South Presentation school in Cork City when he began his broadcasting career with Cork Local Radio in 1978.[1]
Two years later in 1980 he joined the national broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann, as a member of the station's sports department. As a fluent Irish-speaker his first All-Ireland final commentary was on RTÉ 2 in 1981, because the station then had a policy of using the two channels for commentaries in both English and Irish. After Michael O'Hehir's retirement due to ill-health in 1985, Canning became the main Gaelic games commentator on RTÉ television. Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh took over O'Hehir's duties as a radio commentator. To date Canning has broadcast nearly 50 All-Ireland finals (including three in Irish).
Canning has worked on many sporting events for RTÉ, including:
- Soccer, including five World Cups
- Six Olympic Games
- Basketball
- International rules football
- Greyhound racing
- Olympic hockey qualifying[2][3]
Other interests
Canning played soccer for University College Cork A.F.C. and College Corinthians and played minor and junior football for St. Finbarr's GAA.[1]
He has lectured in Radio Broadcasting at Colaiste Stiofan Naofa in Cork.
References
- 1 2 Moynihan, Michael (1 June 2009). "Three decades making the big calls for Canning". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ↑ "RTÉ Sport will broadcast live coverage of the Irish Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier final". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ Watterson, Johnny (26 March 2012). "Ibrox was bouncing - and this time it wasn't the cheques". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 26 March 2012.