Steve Kouleas (born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada)[1] is a Canadian television anchor, hockey broadcaster and currently radio host on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio channel 91 (The Power Play). Kouleas has also worked for TSN.[2][3] He hosted the weeknight hockey program That's Hockey 2Nite on TSN2,[4] as well as the weekday hockey program That's Hockey 2Day on TSN Radio 1050.[5]
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Kouleas has been working in television and radio throughout North America for more than 20 years.[1] In 2009, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Sportscaster/Anchor in Canada.[6]
Background
editKouleas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of Ryerson University's Radio and Television Arts program.[1] He is of Macedonian descent.
Broadcasting career
editKouleas has worked in the television and radio industry in Canada and the United States for more than 20 years.[1] He formerly worked for The Score from 1997 to 2010, covering the National Hockey League (NHL). He last worked for The Sports Network (TSN), and hosted the weeknight hockey program That's Hockey 2Nite on TSN2,[4] as well as the weekday hockey program That's Hockey 2Day on TSN Radio 1050.[5] Kouleas has also worked for CBC, CBS, ESPN, and NBC.[1] He covered Team Canada during the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]
Television
editKouleas began his career at The Sports Network (TSN) as an associate producer of SportsDesk in 1990, and worked at the network for seven years.[7] He decided to step away from producing, and instead joined The Score as its lead anchor. Following his departure from TSN, Kouleas worked at The Score as its lead anchor for thirteen years. While at The Score, Kouleas covered numerous sports and sporting events, including the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Stanley Cup Finals, trade deadline, and Entry Draft. He also covered several topics for the National Basketball Association (NBA).[7] After thirteen years with The Score, Kouleas parted ways with the network.[8]
TSN announced on December 8, 2010 that Kouleas would re-join the network, as a part of their National Hockey League (NHL) broadcast team. Kouleas hosts the weeknight hockey program That's Hockey 2Nite, which premiered on February 1, 2011 on TSN2.[4]
I've waited 13 years to come back to TSN, so it's a dream come true that I'm returning to the network
and becoming a part of the best hockey broadcast team in Canada.— Steve Kouleas[7]
As of the start of the 2014-2015 NHL season, Kouleas was no longer listed as a member of TSN's talent.[9]
Radio
editKouleas hosts a weekday hockey show on SiriusXM the NHL Network called The Power Play airs on channel 91 from 3-6pm EST. Steve has also hosted on TSN Radio 1050 which debuted on April 13, 2011 called That's Hockey 2Day.[10] He previously hosted the interactive radio show, Live from Wayne Gretzky's, which is taped at Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant[11] in Toronto, Ontario.[7] Kouleas has also done radio and television play-by-play for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as the American Hockey League (AHL). He has made radio appearances on Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. He has also called play-by-play for other minor and junior hockey leagues.[1]
Honours
editOn August 25, 2009,[12] Kouleas was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Sportscaster/Anchor in Canada, alongside future TSN co-workers James Duthie (as anchor on the NHL on TSN's TradeCentre '09 panel), and Darren Dutchyshen (as co-host of SportsCentre).[6] Duthie would go on to win the award.[13]
Other appearances
editKouleas plays himself in the 2010 Canadian film Score: A Hockey Musical.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "TSN Talent - Steve Kouleas". TSN. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Steve Kouleas joins TSN hockey coverage". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA). December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Hockey Broadcaster Kouleas Joins TSN". Broadcaster. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "That's Hockey 2Nite". TSN. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "TSN RADIO 1050 debuts with All-Star lineup". TSN. April 13, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Steve Kouleas out at Toronto's Score". Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA). August 24, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Hockey Broadcaster Steve Kouleas Joins TSN". CTVmedia. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- ^ Bruce Dowbiggin (August 22, 2010). "Kouleas, The Score part ways". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ "Talent - TSN". TSN. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Raju Mudhar (March 13, 2011). "Mudhar: TV titan TSN gets ready for a fight with Rogers Sportsnet". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant
- ^ "24th Annual Gemini Awards". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. August 25, 2009. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "24th Annual Gemini Awards: Full List of Nominations & Winners". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. November 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Score: A Hockey Musical (2010) - Full cast and crew". IMDb. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
External links
edit- Steve Kouleas on TSN
- Steve Kouleas on Twitter
- Steve Kouleas at IMDb
