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Donnovan is joined in-studio by a pair of old friends: Sportsnet's Cabral Richards and KiSS 92.5's Shemroy Parkinson. Donnovan, Cabbie & Shem remember Canadian sports broadcaster and SportsCentre host Darren Dutchyshen, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 57, as Cabbie shares some memories of working directly with Darren earlier in his career. They also dive into Netflix being in the news often these days, as they will be broadcasting Christmas NFL games, and ponied up for The Roast of Tom Brady - do the NFL and NBA have anything in common anymore? Plus, what did the Tom Brady roast achieve, and were any lines crossed? Afterwards, Cabbie sticks around with Donnovan for another review of CBC's Ultimate Challenge. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
Cabral Richards AKA Cabbie is a television sports personality. Originally from toronto cabbie knew from an early that he wanted to do something special. What started out as just recording videos with his friends proved to spark his interest for production and television. After highschool Cabbie attended ryerson university where he studied radio and television for three years before he left the program completly and started to intern at the score in 2001. This is where his break started to show. in 2001 he pitched an idea of Intervieing people walking around the city of toronto making them laugh or using props to get a reaction. This sparked the path to working with athletes and interving them on his show called "cabbie on the street" . Since then Cabbie has interviwed sports greats such has kobe bryant, mike tyson, stephen curry, aaron rodgers, derek jeter, will smith, will ferrel, hugh jackman, alexander ovetchkin and much much more. in this episode we touch in his journey to date, how he finds balance, his favourite interviews and much more. Follow cabbie here: @Therealcabbie
Today you can see and hear him on B/R Betting the Bleacher Report show, but before that he was amongst one of the most popular and most recognizable personalities in sports in Canada. That's not to say he only did work with Canadians, no, he is well known for interviewing global talent, athletes and entertainers from the NBA, MLB, NFL and more. Cabral Richards, or Cabbie as we all know him, along with a team built a brand unlike any other in the world of sports. For the Score network and later TSN, Cabbie created some of the funniest, most engaging content just as we were entering the Instagram nation. He has the unique ability to get close, like physically close to his subjects, shines a light on their non-professional sides that we crave seeing and does so in an amazingly personal, warm manner. It is impossible not to like him.In this episode, Cabbie talks about his career, his aspirations to act, his pivot to sports and how he ended up in the USA with the Bleacher Report.Cabbie shares exclusive stories of his classic interviews with Mike Tyson, at his house, breaking bread and flying in a hospital with Kobe Bryant (who he interviewed over 20 times) and some of his most difficult interview subjects.Additionally, Cabbie talks about where we are in the world of sports and journalism today; the racial/sexual issues that have plagued us for years and why he is hopeful that this time will be different.Finally, Cabbie has to answer the rapid fire questions he is so used to asking, who's on his playlist, how many free throws he could and his love for Bob MCKenzie.
Cabbie aka Cabral Richards is known for his playful character when he interviews his guests. His had numerous one on one interviews with Kobe Bryant, Kevin Hart, Aaron Rodgers, LeBron James, and so many more. Many people know him from when he started out on The Score network, but his story starts way before then. Tune in you won't want to miss this one! You can follow Cabbie on his purposeful journey on Instagram www.instagram.com/therealcabbie and his website at www.cabbierichards.com Don't forget to follow the purposeful journey on Instagram www.instagram.com/iamkobitalks and www.iamkobi.com.
All he wanted to do was make girls laugh well that turned into something bigger then he imagined. Cabral Richards has become a household name in the Canadian sports scene as the host of his own segment "Cabbie Presents..." featured on TSN. His unorthodox interview style has not only allowed his viewers to laugh hysterically but also gain insight into the lives of your favourite athletes. We tackle everything from how he began his journey as a reporter to what advice he has for young upcoming broadcasters of tomorrow. Oh, did I mention we also take a little stroll down memory lane as well :)
On this week's episode of the Raps unPublished podcast we're joined by a man who paved the way as one of the most influential basketball and cultural TV personalities in Canada, Cabral Richards aka Cabbie. Cabbie opens up on what he's learned throughout all of his career. We also asked him about some of his notable moments with the Raptors and he added in his two most embarrassing moments ever covering the NBA. Akil and Matt give a scope in their lives behind the scenes in the media covering your beloved Raptors. And with that comes some memorable moments but even better forgettable ones they've had on the job.
We get to talk with TSNâ??s Cabral Richards. Cabbie talks about his broadcasting career, his career goals and a little bit about the ladies. Comic Chris Spencer makes us all laugh and brings some great stories during the Laugh Factory 15. All this and more!