Broadcasters offer to call games to honour memory of Broncos broadcaster Bieber
When Les Lazaruk looked up at the broadcast booth at Elgar Petersen Arena during Tyler Bieber’s funeral service, he thought of an idea to honour the memory of the Humboldt Broncos play-by-play announcer.
Lazaruk offered to call a Broncos game next season for free and he put out a call on Twitter for fellow broadcasters to do the same. It wasn’t long before several prominent on-air personalities volunteered their services.
Sportsnet’s Rob Faulds and TSN’s Chris Cuthbert and Gord Miller all tweeted offers to participate in the initiative. Other broadcasters from a variety of leagues and sports also wanted to get involved and support the effort.
“Tyler loved sports and he was involved in sports in all kinds of ways because it was his passion,” Miller said Friday from Chicago. “He loved to do it. I think a great way to honour him is to show our passion for it too.”