Ron MacLean

Ron MacLean
Ron MacLean in 2006
Born	Ronald Joseph Corbett MacLean (1960-04-12) April 12, 1960 (age 57) Zweibrücken, West Germany
Employer	CBC Rogers Media
Known for	Co-host of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada and playing Friday Night Hockey in Oakville, Ontario

Ronald Joseph Corbett "Ron" MacLean (born April 12, 1960) is a German-born Canadian sportscaster for the CBC and Sportsnet who is best known as the host of Hockey Night in Canada from 1986 to 2014 and 2016 to present, and is also a hockey referee.

MacLean was born in Zweibrücken, West Germany at the Zweibrücken Air Base where his father was an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force and was stationed at the nearby Metz-Frescaty Air Base in Metz, France. Ron MacLean Sr., born in Sydney, Nova Scotia on May 4, 1922, married Lila MacDonald, from Iona, Nova Scotia, in July 1959. MacLean worked as a communications operator at Station Edmonton, while MacDonald was an airwoman/clerk stationed at RCAF Station Namao, just outside Edmonton. Fourteen months after his birth the family moved back to Canada, initially settling in Chester, Nova Scotia. MacLean was four years old when his dad was stationed in Whitehorse, Yukon with the Royal Canadian Air Force before relocating eventually in Red Deer, Alberta.

MacLean's broadcasting career began in 1978 when he took a part-time position at CKRD-FM (FM 98.9), followed by duties at CKRD-AM (AM 850), and eventually a position as a weather presenter at CKRD-TV. According to his biography he was called by the Program Director at the time (Martin Smith) to fill in for a sick friend who had recommended him. His initial duties were little more than pushing buttons and playing commercials, however, he was soon granted the opportunity to become a disc jockey. Ron MacLean was still in high school at the time.