15 Facts About Bob McCown

Robert Alan "Bob" McCown was born on 1952 and is an American-Canadian radio personality.

Bob McCown is best known as the long-time host of the Canadian sports talk show Prime Time Sports from its inception on October 2,1989, to June 21,2019.

Bob McCown would add to his resume in 1977, assuming adjunct employment as the public address announcer at Toronto Blue Jays' home games during their inaugural season.

Bob McCown left that same year for Global TV in Toronto where in November 1981 he would launch and anchor Sportsline, before moving on later in the decade to host TSN's The Business of Sports.

McCown was given his own morning program, The Bob McCown Show, while Dan Shulman took over as anchor of PTS.

Bob McCown promptly took a 3-week vacation after hosting just one show upon his return on a Friday afternoon.

Rogers Media purchased The Fan in 2002, and, two years later, began simulcasting PTS on Rogers Sportsnet, thereby allowing Bob McCown to become a fixture on television for the first time in his career.

In June 2013, Bob McCown purchased Stoney Ridge Estate Winery, one of the oldest and most decorated wineries in the Niagara region.

Bob McCown acquired a minority interest that year in Mike Weir Wines in Beamsville, Ontario, before buying full control in 2017.

Bob McCown has been known for his 30-year standing bet with former Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey regarding an NFL team in Toronto.

On July 10,2020, McCown began a series of sports talk podcasts on his YouTube channel that would later be branded as "The Bob McCown Show" featuring himself, his featured co-host John Shannon, and a guest or two from the sports industry to discuss sports topics of the day, similar to his former show Prime Time Sports.

In October 2022, Bob McCown became a brand ambassador for online sportsbook BetRivers.

In early December 2024, Bob McCown announced the termination of his podcast.

Bob McCown has maintained his residence between both Las Vegas and Toronto during the mid-1990s, though he has settled in Toronto over the past few years.

In June 2023, Bob McCown announced that he had been hospitalized after suffering two strokes.