TSN's esteemed broadcasts received a total of nine Gemini nominations, as the nominees for the 23rd annual Gemini Awards were announced last week. Eight of TSN's nominations involve the network's hockey coverage (NHL on TSN and IIHF World Junior Championship) and one is for the weekly live sports debate show TSN The Reporters with Dave Hodge.
Six-time Gemini Award nominee James Duthie is nominated for "Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast" for his role as host of NHL on TSN TradeCentre '08, while Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie is nominated as "Best Studio Analyst" alongside former TSN hockey analyst Mike Milbury. Gord Miller and Pierre McGuire are both nominated for their work on the World Juniors, receiving nods as "Best Sports Play-by-Play Announcer" and "Best Game Analyst," respectively. McGuire won a Gemini last year as "Best Game Analyst" for his work on the NHL on TSN.
TSN also received four Gemini nominations for production. The IIHF World Junior Championship received a nod in the "Best Direction in a Live Sporting Event" category and is nominated alongside the NHL on TSN for "Best Live Sporting Event." TSN The Reporters with Dave Hodge is also nominated for an award for "Best Sports Analysis or Commentary Program, Series or Segment."
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For a complete list of the TSN Gemini Award nominations, click here.
