John Short, 86, on Jan. 11. A member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, a recipient of the Chester Bell Memorial Award for excellence in sportswriting, and the Fred Sgambati award for university sports coverage, Short was a host on Edmonton’s CFRN 1260 for a decade, a sports columnist for the Edmonton Journal for 21 years and did a stint serving as the Edmonton Oilers public relations director. Following his broadcasting career, he joined Alberta Sport Connection as Chair of the program that assisted athletes and not-for-profit sport and recreation organizations in obtaining financial support.
Terry McPhee, 68, on Dec. 29. An alum of CJIC Radio & TV and CKCY-AM in Sault Ste. Marie, McPhee began his career with CJIC-TV in production while still in high school in the mid-1970s, and later moved over to radio, working as an evening and weekend host. McPhee was familiar to local viewers as one of the hosts of the annual “Easter Seals Superthon” for two decades, which raised thousands for the region’s rotary club to fund services for youth with disabilities. Following his broadcast career, he went on to hold roles as the local General Manager for Coca Cola, Marketing Manager for the Ontario Lottery Corporation, and later GM of the Sault Ste. Marie Casino.
