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Dan Russell

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Born

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Website

https://danrussellsportstalk.com

Genre

Memoir

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Dan Russell, the author of Pleasant Good Evening: A Memoir, was the creator and solo host of Sportstalk, which had a 30-year run as Canada’s longest-running and most-listened-to radio show of its kind.

Debuting in 1984 on CJOR Vancouver, Russell essentially invented a genre — sports talk radio in Canada. He also broke ground in 1989 when Sportstalk became the first weekday talk show to air on FM radio in Canada.

His career included being the play-by-play broadcaster for the WHL on SHAW, the CHL on Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks pay-per-view, Seattle Thunderbirds radio and the BC High School basketball championships. Russell also hosted Vancouver Canucks broadcasts on CKNW, and he is a former Vancouver Sun sports columnist.

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Average rating: 4.16 · 654 ratings · 139 reviews · 29 distinct works

	Pleasant Good Evening: My 30 Wild and Turbulent Years of Sportstalk 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finish Strong: The Dan Russell Story by Dan Russell (Goodreads Author), Craig Borlase 4.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drug War: Covert Money, Power & Policy 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snake Oil: Genuine Marketing in an Age of Cure-Alls 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shamanism and the Drug Propaganda: The Birth of Patriarchy and the Drug War 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strategic Suicide: The Birth of the Modern American Drug War 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drug Propaganda, Vol. 2: Drug War 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebirth 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shamanism and the drug propaganda: The demonization of the ecstatic : including a summary, in her own words, of Jane Ellen Harrison's Prolegomena and Epilegomena to the study of Greek religion by Dan Russell (Goodreads Author), Jane Ellen Harrison 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack Russell and His Terriers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BOOK BLOG: April 15……..

Welcome to Dan’s Blog. I have no idea if anyone will enjoy reading about my book writing experience, but I will do my best to document. I am starting about a month before this website and the book will be released. If you got all the way back to here, you should get an invitation to play with the Sportstalk Orchestra. I hope you enjoy the blog – at least some of it!

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“It felt like a national kick in the gut when Terry was forced to end his run in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He died a few months later. I’m still amazed as to Terry’s modest goal of raising one dollar from every Canadian. All these years later, his run has raised almost a billion dollars for cancer research.”
― Dan Russell

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“Just like an NHL sniper who shot hundreds of pucks every day as a boy or the NBA player who practiced free throws forever, I put the same effort into being an accomplished broadcaster. While I’m eternally appreciative of those who helped and influenced me, I had an unrelenting work ethic that led to any success I enjoyed. I’m not saying others didn’t work hard, but I never came across a broadcaster who outworked me. In other words, I was far from a natural.”
― Dan Russell

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“On the third night, I ventured into the unknown by devoting the entire show to open-phones. No guest. Just me flying naked and hoping to generate calls. Remember, unlike shows today, Sportstalk operated without a co-host. Either the phone rang, or ….”
― Dan Russell

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