We now have confirmation that legendary CFRN (AM/FM/TV) Sports Director and personality, Al McCann, has passed away. A report was run on the Noon News on CTV Edmonton (CFRN-TV).
Al was a member of the CTV Olympics broadcast team in 1980 and 1988. Prior to moving to Edmonton, Al was Sports Director at the Lethbridge TV station.
Purely by accident, a week ago, I found the announcement of Al's appointment as Sports Director at CFRN. It is in the May 31, 1963, edition of the Edmonton Journal.
You can see it and other Al pics at http://edmontonbroadcasters.com/ebc/members/mccann-al/ a page that is in development and will see more info as soon as I can get it there. Be sure to click the thumbnail that looks like a TV schedule. On the right of the enlarged version, you will see the original Sports Director announcement from 1963.