Barry Davis (sportscaster)
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Barry Davis | |
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| Born | January 8, 1968 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 hosted 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) in Toronto. 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 hosts the Outta The Park podcast, which last released an episode in 2021.[1][6]
Davis had two passions growing up, sports and music.[7] He is the lead singer and guitarist of a Tom Petty tribute band, We Ain't Petty. His band currently performs all over the greater Toronto area.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Buffery, Steve (13 February 2017). "Barry Davis out as Sportsnet's Blue Jays reporter". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Gotta See It: Davis interviews Donaldson as champagne flows". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Matheson, Keegan (26 September 2015). "The Toronto Blue Jays throw better parties than you do". Jays Journal. FanSided. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Davis, Barry (22 October 2015). "Barry Davis: 'Blue Jays Were Embarrassed By Game 4 Performance'". CBS Sports Radio. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Barry Davis". 1310 NEWS. 2017-09-01. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Outta The Park | Podcast on Podbay". Podbay. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Ellis, Brian. "Blue Jays Reporter Barry Davis Takes On Tom Petty". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Strader, Matthew (27 February 2017). "Former Sportsnet Blue Jays reporter, Caledon's Barry Davis ready to rock Brooks Sports Bar". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
