Barry Davis | |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1968 |
Birth Place: | Hialeah, Florida, U.S. |
Education: | Humber College |
Occupation: | Sportscaster |
Years Active: | 1992–present |
Barry Davis (born January 8, 1968) is a Canadian sportscaster formerly of Sportsnet and current host of the Outta The Park podcast.[1]
Davis began his broadcasting career in 1992 as a Technical Operator at CJCL 1430 (currently 590 The FAN) based out of Toronto, Ontario. In 2002, he became a reporter for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Sportsnet. He would later go on to become a Toronto Blue Jays field reporter at Sportsnet and followed them on their latest playoff runs of 2015 and 2016.[2] [3] [4]
In 2017, Davis left Sportsnet to pursue "new and exciting" opportunities. He began his own media company No Suit Required Media.[5] He currently hosts the Outta The Park podcast which airs three times a week and he has approximately 50,000 Twitter followers.[6] Barry was also featured on prominent online podcast Kevys Country Breakfast.
Davis had two passions growing up, sports and music.[7] He is the lead singer and guitarist of a Tom Petty tribute band named We Ain't Petty. His band currently performs all over the Greater Toronto Area.[8]