Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell is living his best life and fans love it
Photo credit: https://twitter.com/SNETCampbell/status/1936079120297082985
If you've tuned into
Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts over the last two decades chances are Jamie Campbell has become a familiar face and voice.
Since 2005, Campbell has been the host of Blue Jay Central on Sportsnet, the pre-game show that starts half an hour before every game.
In 2021 Campbell was diagnosed with Leukemia and ever since he's been making the best of his time living with the disease.
In 2022 he took his sons Kaden and Jack on a European tour.
«I'd always wanted to travel with my kids. After my cancer diagnosis, I couldn't put it off»
The rock band Three Days Grace was in Toronto on Friday night in front of 16,000 screaming fans and Campbell took his eldest son Kaden to see the show.
Immense gratitude to Adam Gontier, Brad Walst and Three Days Grace for an unforgettable father/son evening.
Definitley a proud father / son moment for him. It's great to see Campbell setting an example for those living with leukemia to live their best lives and show others that cancer can be beat.
For those of you unaware of Jamie's resume in the industry here is a short history.
Campbell got his start in sports broadcasting at CBC Sports in 1987.
He was a sports anchor at CBC Edmonton from 1993 to 1997 before moving on to CJOH Ottawa for a year.
In 1998, he became one of Sportsnet's original broadcasters and co-hosted the first edition of Sportscentral (now Sportsnet Central).
He's hosted coverage of the Grey Cup, Super Bowl, NHL Draft, MLB All-Star Game, and MLB post-season.
He called play-by-play for the Toronto Phantoms of the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2003, the CFL on Sportsnet in 2004, and was the play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 2005 to 2009.
In 2010, at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, millions of Canadians were watching when Campbell announced the country's historic first gold medal won in Canada by Alexandre Bilodeau.
He also called the play-by-play for cycling at the London Olympics in 2012. Campbell has been part of the Blue Jays' broadcast team since 2005 and is in his 14th season as host of Blue Jays Central.
Previously on Blue Jays Central
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JUIN 21 | 258 ANSWERS Blue Jays Central host Jamie Campbell is living his best life and fans love it Do you think Jamie Campbell sets a good example for those living with leukemia? |
| Yes | 255 | 98.8 % |
| No | 3 | 1.2 % |
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