Barry Davis (sportscaster) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (no title). https://web.archive.org/web/20170214082244/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Baseball/MLB/Toronto/2017/02/12/22703741.html. dead. February 14, 2017. Canoe. 22 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Gotta See It: Davis interviews Donaldson as champagne flows - Sportsnet.ca. 22 December 2017.
  3. Web site: The Toronto Blue Jays throw better parties than you do. 26 September 2015. 22 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Barry Davis: 'Blue Jays Were Embarrassed By Game 4 Performance'. 22 October 2015. 22 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Barry Davis, Sept 1 - 1310 NEWS. 22 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Barry Davis out as Sportsnet's Blue Jays reporter. 13 February 2017. 22 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Blue Jays Reporter Barry Davis Takes On Tom Petty. Brian. Ellis. 22 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Former Sportsnet Blue Jays reporter, Caledon's Barry Davis ready to rock Brooks Sports Bar. Matthew. Strader. 27 February 2017. 22 December 2017.