Richard Garner
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Richard Garner is a Canadian sports broadcaster, producer and the former vice-president of programming at The Score Television Network. He was the host and producer of the show Drive This!
on Hardcore Sports Radio and The Score.
Garner grew up in Aylmer
, Quebec
where he learned to speak French. Throughout his career, he has worked primarily in Sports television. He has produced several television shows and documentaries such as Zoo Diaries.
He became the executive producer for Hardcore Sports Radio in 2006. Prior to joining Hardcore Sports Radio, he worked for Rogers Sportsnet
and TSN
. He became the host of Drive This!, an uncensored hardcore sports radio talk show, in 2007.
In 2007, he traveled to Africa
, along with his Drive This! cohost Sarah Meehan, teaching journalism to Ghana
ian journalists for an organization called 'Journalists for Human Rights'.
On March 27, 2009 he announced he was leaving The Score television network to devote his time to an organization called "The One Network". His last day at the score was April 9, 2009.
Drive This!
Drive This! was an authentic sports radio talk show produced from The Score Television Network studios in Toronto, Canada. It ended on April 9, 2009, when Richard Garner left Hardcore sports Radio....
on Hardcore Sports Radio and The Score.
Garner grew up in Aylmer
Aylmer, Quebec
Aylmer is a former city in Quebec, Canada. It became a sector of the City of Gatineau on January 1, 2002. Located on the Ottawa River and Route 148 it is a part of the National Capital Region. The population in 2006 was 41 882 — approx. 16% of Gatineau...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
where he learned to speak French. Throughout his career, he has worked primarily in Sports television. He has produced several television shows and documentaries such as Zoo Diaries.
He became the executive producer for Hardcore Sports Radio in 2006. Prior to joining Hardcore Sports Radio, he worked for Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet was launched on October 9, 1998 as CTV Sportsnet. The name was chosen to match the regional "Fox Sports Net" operations across the United States...
and TSN
The Sports Network
The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
. He became the host of Drive This!, an uncensored hardcore sports radio talk show, in 2007.
In 2007, he traveled to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, along with his Drive This! cohost Sarah Meehan, teaching journalism to Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian journalists for an organization called 'Journalists for Human Rights'.
On March 27, 2009 he announced he was leaving The Score television network to devote his time to an organization called "The One Network". His last day at the score was April 9, 2009.