
Bill Powers
Bill Powers, a general reporter with the Edmonton Journal in 1961, moved in 1965 to work for the Calgary Albertan. He was asked to cover the 1965 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. His focus changed to sports and his main beats became senior hockey and golf. In 1968, he joined CKXL Radio where he was the lone sports reporter and sportscaster for almost eighteen years. In 1988, he became the public relations and media coordinator for the Calgary Stampeder Football Club. In 1989, he joined CHQR Radio. Since 1991, he hosted the pre-game, half-time, and post-game shows for the Calgary Stampeders.

Medicine Hat Tigers Hockey Teams 86-87, 87-88
The Medicine Hat Tigers Hockey organization joined the Western Canada Major Junior Hockey League in 1970. They were WHL Playoff Champions in 1973, 1987, 1988, and 2004. During the 1986-87 season, the Tigers won their first Memorial Cup in 14 years. The team won the Memorial Cup for the second year-in-a-row in 1988. They were only one of six teams in the League’s 88-year history to win back-to-back Memorial Cup Championships. Many future NHL players contributed to the team’s victories and include: Trevor Linden, Mark Pederson, Rob Dimiao, and Dean Chynoweth.

Herb Albert
Herb Albert entered his first archery competition in 1914. He achieved the winning distance with a homemade bow and arrow. He was considered the best long distance shooter for his era. His top distance of 702 yards was not recognized in Canada because it was a high altitude distance achieved in California. His official recognized distance is 613 yards on a 50 lb. light bow. He also held the British Empire flight records. From 1942 to 1957, Herb Albert kept archery and bow hunting going in Alberta.

Keith Alexander
Keith Alexander was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1986. He had many championships, including the Tournament of Champions, Canada Dry Challenge Cup, Alberta Amateur, Willingdon Cup, Alberta Open, Oilmens', Canadian Amateur, Guadalajara International, Big Seven Conference, and Colorado College. Keith qualified as a team member for twenty-five Alberta Willingdon Cups, six Eisenhower Amateurs, five America's Cups, and three Commonwealth Cups. He also qualified for team play at tournaments held in Brazil, France, Colombia, and Mexico. He was named twice as an All-Star while attending the University of Colorado.
Ernie Afaganis
Ernie Afaganis joined CBC Edmonton in 1961 after nine years in private radio and ten months of freelancing. Always available to high schools for speaking engagements, he also spoke at an average of fifty dinners and banquets per year - gratis - for amateur sports and charitable groups. Coverage and promotion of amateur sports has always been a part of his career. One of Canada's premier sportscasters, he covered world rowing, amateur wrestling, Silver Broom Brier Curling, Arctic Games, World Figure Skating, World Gymnastics, National Junior Football finals and College Football finals, plus many more events.
Garry Allison
Garry Allison’s media emphasis has always been on amateur sport. His weekly series in the Lethbridge Herald entitled 'Memorable Moments in Sports,’ has dealt with the highlights of amateur careers in a wide variety of sports. His articles focus on the young athlete or the senior citizen. In 1977 Garry received the media award from the Canadian Federation of Schools Athletic Association. The Canadian Cutting Horse Association Trophy was presented to him in 1974 for his coverage of rodeo. Garry's writing is accurate and illuminating as a result of his personal attendance at events he covers.
Joe Carbury
Joe Carbury became one of the most recognized sports voices in western Canada. "And they're off..." became his signature call at Calgary's Stampede Park for forty years. He broadcasted over twenty-five thousand thoroughbred races. His distinctive voice thrilled people, from around the world, at the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon races. Joe originally started radio sports broadcasting in 1948 as sports director in Medicine Hat. He was the play-by-play announcer for the Junior Medicine Hat Tigers, curling and a number of amateur sports. Joe did play-by-play for the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders.

Guy Cormier
Guy Cormier’s position with CBC French TV in Edmonton required an emphasis on French; however, his unique contribution to broadcasting was his bilingual ability. With the total world of sport as his beat, Guy demonstrated a soft spot for amateur sport - particularly track and field -where he was the only Canadian qualified to act as bilingual announcer at International Track and Field competitions in Canada. Figure skating, amateur wrestling, synchronized swimming, skiing, and gymnastics were other sports he covered. Guy was also a volunteer track and field coach, and he served on organizing committees for sporting events.
John Down
John Down was the sports editor of the Edmonton Journal starting in 1972 and then joined the sports writing team at the Calgary Herald from 1978 to 1982, and again in 2000. Best known for his coverage of golf and chuckwagon racing, he also covered many other sports and events. John broke the story on Calgary’s bid for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, and covered the initial seasons of the Calgary Flames. He wrote, edited, and produced weekly golf sections for the Calgary Sun, and Calgary Herald. While at the Calgary Sun, he launched Backswing and sections on chuckwagon racing.
Susan Auch
Susan Auch is a three-time Olympic medalist known for her incredibly fast starts. Her career started in the 1980's and her accomplishments include the Canadian Sprint Championship First Overall in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, and 1994. Susan had World Cup 500m wins in 1995 at Innsbruck, Calgary, and Hamar. Her Olympic record consists of a bronze from 1988 in Calgary, silver from 1994 in Lillehammer, and silver at 1998 in Nagano. She is one of only three women to break 39 seconds over 500m. The Canadian Press named Susan Auch the Female Athlete of the Year in 1995.