Barry Davis
Born (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968
Hialeah, Florida
EducationHumber College
OccupationSportscaster
Years active1992–present

Barry Davis (born January 8, 1968, in Hialeah, Florida) is a Canadian sportscaster formerly of Sportsnet and current host of the Outta The Park podcast.[1]

Davis began his broadcasting career in 1992 as a Technical Operator at CJCL 1430 (currently 590 The FAN) based out of Toronto, Ontario. In 2002, he became a reporter for the Toronto Maple Leafs at Sportsnet. He would later go on to become a Toronto Blue Jays field reporter at Sportsnet and followed them on their latest playoff runs of 2015 and 2016.[2][3][4]

In 2017, Davis left Sportsnet to pursue "new and exciting" opportunities. He began his own media company No Suit Required Media.[5] He currently hosts the Outta The Park podcast which airs three times a week and he has approximately 50,000 Twitter followers.[6] Barry was also featured on prominent online podcast Kevys Country Breakfast.

Davis had two passions growing up, sports and music.[7] He is the lead singer and guitarist of a Tom Petty tribute band named We Ain't Petty. His band currently performs all over the Greater Toronto Area.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "(no title)". Canoe. Retrieved 22 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. ↑ "Gotta See It: Davis interviews Donaldson as champagne flows - Sportsnet.ca". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Toronto Blue Jays throw better parties than you do". 26 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Barry Davis: 'Blue Jays Were Embarrassed By Game 4 Performance'". 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Barry Davis, Sept 1 - 1310 NEWS". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Barry Davis out as Sportsnet's Blue Jays reporter". 13 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Ellis, Brian. "Blue Jays Reporter Barry Davis Takes On Tom Petty". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Strader, Matthew (27 February 2017). "Former Sportsnet Blue Jays reporter, Caledon's Barry Davis ready to rock Brooks Sports Bar". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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