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Jim Mullin


Jim Mullin is a Vancouver-based broadcaster, producer and promoter. He is currently the play-by-play voice and producer of Krown Countdown U for SHAW TV. He also hosts and produces Krown Countdown U Radio on the TSN Radio Network. He is one of the project partners behind the proposed Northern 8 football series, which would schedule the eight top Canadian university football teams in a series of games for national television.

He was the Vancouver Director of the 47th Vanier Cup, played at BC Place Stadium November 25, 2011. He also provided the play-by-play of the game on TSN Radio on TEAM 1410, with network stations in Montreal TSN 990 and Hamilton CHML 900.

He previously worked with CKNW radio as their sports director before resigning in May 2011. He is the last of a long line of sports directors at the station which included J.P. McConnell, Dave Hodge, Al Davidson and Bill Good Sr. CKNW discontinued the role of sports director in July 2011.

He is also an internationally experienced broadcaster, writer and documentary features producer.

He has called play-by-play of over 550 games in football, basketball, hockey, curling, badminton, equestrian and lacrosse. He is a play-by-play announcer for SHAW TV in Western Canada for University football, Western Hockey League games and Provincial Curling in BC. He called his 100th university football game September 24, 2010 when the Regina Rams face the UBC Thunderbirds at Thunderbird Stadium. He is the "WHL Insider" on the WHL on SHAW.

He has played a role supporting amateur sports in BC. He has called 14 Shrum Bowl games since 1990 on either TV or radio.

He is currently the vice-president (university) of the Football Reporters of Canada. He reformed and is responsible for coordinating the weekly national FRC-CIS Football Top 10 media/coaches poll for university football in Canada.

He founded the University Football Reporters of Canada in 2008. The UFRC was merged with the FRC in November 2009.

He also serves as chair of the Amateur Sub-committee for the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and serves as the British Columbia representative for the CFHOF.


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