Joe Bowen Birthplace Sudbury, Ontario Birth Date April 5, 1951 First Media Job 1973 - CKSO Radio & TV Sudbury, Ontario Career Joe Bowen is a true example of home grown talent having established himself in high regard for his accomplishments and character.  Joe was born in Sudbury and attended Sudbury High School while he played hockey and football.  He was a member of the Copper Cliff Redmen Northern Ontario Peewee Championship Hockey Club in 1967. After graduating from the University of Windsor Bowen came back to Sudbury to handle play-by-play on CKSO AM for the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League.  In addition to broadcasting the games, Joe held down the position of Sports Director at the station anchoring various sportscasts throughout the day.  Nearly eight years later, Joe made the move to Halifax to broadcast the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League. It was early in the 1980's when Joe was in Toronto and became the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs, broadcasting over 2,000 Leaf games.  Currently Joe and Harry Neale broadcast games on television with either T.S.N., or Rogers Sportsnet. With other games including playoffs, Joe teams with Jim Ralph on the Mojo radio network.  Joe also serves as host of Molson Canadian Leaf Classic games on Leafs' TV Digital Channel. During this time Joe has acted as the Master of Ceremonies or Guest Speaker at hundreds of banquets and golf tournaments some of which include the Conn Smythe dinner, London Sports Celebrity Dinner, Chatham Sports Celebrity Dinner and the Sudbury Sports Celebrity Induction Dinner and also at home each year, the Brian Savage Golf Tournament.  The list also includes all of the Meet the Leafs luncheons, Have a Heart dinners, Maple Leaf Casino nights and Maple Leaf Alumni and team golf tournaments.  Joe has been M.C. for the popular Bell Mobility Golf Tournament. Joe Bowen has a special place in his heart when it comes to supporting leukemia research.  It hit too close to home when his son Sean was diagnosed with leukemia, but was able to beat the disease.  So it's not surprising to find Joe acting as Guest Speaker and M.C. for the Annual UFCW Leukemia Celebrity Golf Classic, which is now named in his honour.  His trademark “Holy Mackinaw!” exclamation is now emblazoned on a Leaf T-shirt with proceeds going to leukemia research. Heavy involvement as coach with minor hockey and baseball spans over nearly 15 years.  Joe is credited with guiding the Markham Thunder to an All-Ontario Minor Novice Title in 1990.  He was also a co-coach of the Thunder on the All-Ontario Novice Team in 1993.  He managed the Markham Mariners to an all Ontario Peewee baseball title. Joe was inducted into the Sudbury Kinsmen sports hall of fame in June of 1999, and received the Fred Sgambati award from the Canadian Childrens Foundation in 1988. Joe's family includes Jannine and their four sons, David, Liam, Derek and Sean. More Career Highlights Did blow-by-blow of Muhammad Ali's last fight Three Toronto Rock World Championship Games Trevor Berbick vs Larry Holmes World Title Fight Appears on Molson Canadian Leaf Hockey (Play-by-play) Inducted into the Sudbury Kinsmen Sports Hall of Fame in June of 1999 Received the Fred Sgambati award from the Canadian Children's Foundation in 1988 Special Interests/Hobbies Old-timers hockey, slow-pitch, golf, coaching four sons.