Darren Dutchyshen Explained

Birth Name:Darren John Dutchyshen
Birth Date:19 December 1966
Birth Place:Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Sports broadcaster
Partner:Kate Beirness
Children:3
Known For:TSN, SportsCentre

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

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. 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 and became a host of TSN's coverage of the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the football season and TSN's weekend editions of SportsDesk (TSN's flagship news programme, later re-named SportsCentre in 2001). He became a mainstay at TSN's daily sportscasts over the following three decades, often hosting evening or late night editions of SportsCentre alongside Rod Smith or Jennifer Hedger. He was the host of TSN's Olympic Prime Time coverage during the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also the co-host with Canadian trainer and cutman Russ Anber in the boxing programme In This Corner.

Personal life and death

Dutchyshen was born on December 19, 1966, in Regina, Saskatchewan to John and Betty (née Godlien) Dutchyshen[4] and grew up in the northeastern town of Porcupine Plain.[5] He graduated from the Saskatoon-based Western Academy Broadcasting College (WABC).[6]

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.[7] [8] Dutchyshen died on May 15, 2024, at the age of 57.[9] According to a family statement, he was "surrounded by his closest loved ones".[10] Following his death, some media outlets noted that Dutchyshen had quietly been in a long-term relationship with fellow TSN sportscaster Kate Beirness and had three children from a previous marriage.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darren Dutchyshen . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516150928/https://www.tsn.ca/talent/darren-dutchyshen-1.57249 . May 16, 2024 . May 16, 2024.
  2. Web site: Darren Dutchyshen . Canada in a Day . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726182203/https://canadainaday.ca/ambassadors/darren-dutchyshen . July 26, 2019 . May 16, 2024.
  3. Web site: Darren Dutchyshen . National Speakers Bureau . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516151215/https://www.nsb.com/speakers/darren-dutchyshen/ . May 16, 2024 . May 16, 2024.
  4. Web site: John Dutchyshen Obituary. Mourning Glory Funeral Services. May 20, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516174439/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/saskatoon-sk/john-dutchyshen-10410657 . May 16, 2024.
  5. News: Mitchell . Kevin . Goodbye to Dutchy: Remembering the "class clown" from Porcupine Plain who found his broadcasting niche . . May 20, 2024 . May 16, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240518061431/https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/goodbye-to-dutchy-remembering-the-class-clown-from-porcupine-plain-who-found-his-broadcasting-niche . May 18, 2024.
  6. Web site: Graduates blog . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516151716/https://www.wabcwesternacademy.com/graduates-blog . May 16, 2024 . May 16, 2024.
  7. Web site: Bucholtz . Andrew . September 9, 2021 . TSN's Darren Dutchyshen announces he has cancer, will be off SportsCentre as he undergoes treatment . May 16, 2024 . Awful Announcing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516152003/https://awfulannouncing.com/international/darren-dutchyshen-announces-he-has-cancer-will-be-off-tsns-sportscentre.html . May 16, 2024.
  8. Web site: Darren Dutchyshen returns to TSN for first show since cancer diagnosis (VIDEO) . Laskaris . Adam . September 20, 2022 . May 16, 2024 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516152422/https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/darren-dutchyshen-returns-tsn . May 16, 2024.
  9. Web site: Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen passes away at 57 . . May 16, 2024 . May 16, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240516152516/https://www.tsn.ca/long-time-tsn-broadcaster-darren-dutchyshen-passes-away-at-57-1.2121798 . May 16, 2024.
  10. News: Darren Dutchyshen, longtime TSN broadcaster, dead at 57. CBC News. May 16, 2024. May 17, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521021651/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/darren-dutchyshen-tsn-dead-1.7206065 . May 21, 2024. May 20, 2024.
  11. Web site: TSN's Darren Dutchyshen was one of one. We'll be telling Dutchy stories and laughing for years. Bruce. Arthur. Toronto Star. May 16, 2024. May 18, 2024. May 20, 2024. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521021403/https://www.thestar.com/sports/opinion/tsns-darren-dutchyshen-was-one-of-one-well-be-telling-dutchy-stories-and-laughing-for/article_13a28afe-13a8-11ef-aca0-177675fc89cd.html. May 21, 2024. Dutchyshen and TSN's Kate Beirness have been a couple for a long time, after Dutchy's first marriage.
  12. News: SIMMONS: Beloved broadcasting giant Darren Dutchyshen gone too soon at 57. Steve. Simmons. Steve Simmons . Toronto Sun. May 16, 2024. May 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521020940/https://torontosun.com/sports/beloved-dutchyshen-gone-too-soon . May 21, 2024 . live . his longtime partner Kate Beirness.

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