Wilder Weir
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Wilder Weir is a Canadian
television host.
Weir was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is the first of two children born to retired professional ice hockey player Wally Weir
.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in film from Queen’s University playing Division 1 hockey and moonlighting as a CFRC-FM
sports commentator in his spare time.
Weir is best known as the co-host of Cosmopolitan TV’s Oh So Cosmo
. He was first featured on CBC Television
’s Making the Cut in 2004. In 2005 he joined the The Sports Network
, TSN Sportscentre as writer and story editor.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television host.
Weir was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is the first of two children born to retired professional ice hockey player Wally Weir
Wally Weir
Walter Edward Weir is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 320 games in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1985 and 150 games in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979. He played with the Quebec Nordiques, Hartford Whalers, and Pittsburgh Penguins.- External links :...
.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in film from Queen’s University playing Division 1 hockey and moonlighting as a CFRC-FM
CFRC-FM
CFRC-FM is the campus radio station of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario Canada.The station has one of the longest radio histories in the world, surpassed only by the Marconi companies. CFRC remains in operation at the present time and serves the Queen's University campus and greater Kingston...
sports commentator in his spare time.
Weir is best known as the co-host of Cosmopolitan TV’s Oh So Cosmo
Oh So Cosmo
Oh So Cosmo is Cosmopolitan TV ’s flagship half hour magazine-style TV show. It offers stories and segments about the lifestyle of hip, urban women...
. He was first featured on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
’s Making the Cut in 2004. In 2005 he joined the The Sports Network
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...
, TSN Sportscentre as writer and story editor.