- Jim Hughson was born in 1956 in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000), Hockey Night in Canada (1952) and NHL 2002 (2001). He is married to Denise. They have two children.
- SpouseDenise(? - present) (2 children)
- Career highlights: '92 and '93 Toronto Blue Jays' Division Championship series; Wayne Gretzky's final game in Canada at the Corel Centre in April 1999;
- First media job: 1974 - Disc jockey/News Reader/Sports Reporter/Sales Rep/Coffee Maker at CKNL Radio in Fort St. John, British Columbia
- From 1998 to 2008 the play-by-play announcer for Vancouver Canuck games on Rogers Sportsnet Pacific; from 2005 to 2008 also worked as the play-by-play announcer for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada program, covering the second game of their Saturday night doubleheaders.
- Called Toronto Blue Jays games on TSN in the early 90's. Famous for calling the game which clinched the Jays 1993 American League East pennant. He returned as play-by-play announcer for the Jays on CBC for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
- Since 2008, Jim has been the lead play-by-play announcer for Hockey Night in Canada. In addition to the regular Saturday game, he also calls the NHL all-star game, the Winter Classic, and the Stanley Cup Finals.
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