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Championship Snooker

Network: CBC Television Network

Broadcast Run: 1966 to 1967

Broadcast Medium: Television

Aired Saturday afternoons from October 1966 to September 1967.

Broadcast from Toronto’s House of Champions, snooker made its debut with a special 26 week tournament. Games were pre-recorded and edited for time as a match had to be condensed into an hour.

Host: Bill Walker

Colour Commentary: George Chenier, Gordon Jones

Producers: Claude Baikie [1966], Rick Rice [1967]

Written by John Corcelli – May, 2005