Michael Landsberg
Canadian sports journalist
Michael Elliott Landsberg (born July 22, 1957) is a Canadian sports journalist and the former host of TSN's, First Up with Landsberg and Colaiacovo, and former host of TSN's Off the Record with Michael Landsberg from 1997 to 2015.
Broadcasting career
Landsberg was with TSN since the network's inception in 1984, where he started his national career as an anchor on TSN's SportsDesk, broadcasting more than 5,000 episodes. Landsberg hosted TSN's 30-minute daily sports debate program Off the Record from 1997 to 2015, one of Canada's longest running talk shows. Previously the co-host of TSN 1050's Naylor & Landsberg in the morning, he formerly hosted TSN's First Up with Landsberg and Colaiacovo with former Toronto Maple Leafs player Carlo Colaiacovo.
Landsberg covered figure skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and has also covered Canadian college football and horse racing. He also hosted the network's coverage of the Dubin Inquiry.
Twice nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Host or Interviewer in a Sports Program or Sportscast, Landsberg was the Whistler Host for Olympic Daytime on CTV during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
During the London 2012 Olympic Games, he anchored TSN's Olympic Daytime.
Landsberg left TSN in July 2021.
Personal life
Landsberg has generalized anxiety disorder and depression.
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