James Duthie

James Duthie (born May 13, 1966) is a Canadian sportscaster for TSN and the host of TSN's hockey coverage.

Early life

James Duthie was born May 13, 1966, in Ottawa, Ontario. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Carleton University.

Broadcasting career

Duthie is currently the host of TSN's hockey coverage, as well as the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the CFL Grey Cup, the Super Bowl, and The Masters golf tournament.

Awards

Duthie is an eight-time Canadian Screen Award winner, receiving the award for Best Sports Host in a Sports Program or Series in 2018 sharing the same award with SportsCentre anchor Rod Smith in 2014, winning Best Sports Feature Segment for his work on “The Butterfly Child” in 2016, and winning Best Sports Host for TSN's Free Agent Frenzy in 2019 and 2020. Duthie's first three awards were the previously named Gemini Award, receiving recognition for his work on TSN's coverage of the 2011 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft, TradeCentre ’09, and his work on Canada's Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium's coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, where he worked as co-host alongside Lisa Laflamme. Duthie also won the 2009 Excellence in Sports Broadcasting award from Sports Media Canada for his work as host of TSN's NHL coverage.

In 2022, the City of Ottawa awarded Duthie the key to the city.

Books

Duthie has released four books: They Call Me Killer (2010), a collection of stories from legendary junior hockey coach Brian Kilrea, the essay collection The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys (2010), and The Guy on the Left (2015), which tells the story of Duthie's career in broadcasting. Duthie's latest book Beauties: Hockey's Greatest Untold Stories (2020) is a collection of 57 stories from hockey's finest superstars, journeymen, coaches, referees, broadcasters, agents, and hockey moms and dads.

Filmography Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2016) as a sportscaster