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Jim Van Horne was born on 15 December, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is an A national hockey league broadcaster. Discover Jim Van Horne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Occupation Television Personality
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 15 December, 1950
Birthday 15 December
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Jim Van Horne Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jim Van Horne worth at the age of 73 years old? Jim Van Horne’s income source is mostly from being a successful Television personality. He is from Canada. We have estimated Jim Van Horne's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1950

David Melnyk (born December 15, 1950), known professionally as Jim Van Horne, is a Canadian former sports anchor.

1971

Melnyk began his broadcasting career on CKMP in Midland, Ontario, in 1971.

1972

From 1972 to 1980, Van Horne was one of the top disc jockeys in Canada at 1050 CHUM in Toronto.

It was when he was hired at CHUM he changed his name to Jim Van Horne when Dave Melnyk was deemed to be not rock’n’roll enough.

He was named Billboard Magazine's Disc Jockey of the year in 1972, the only Canadian to ever claim the honour.

1980

From 1980 to 1984, he was the late night sports anchor for CFAC television in Calgary, while hosting the Calgary Flames' NHL broadcasts.

Van Horne became one of the most trusted and recognizable sports personalities in Canada, sporting his trademark walrus-size moustache and easy-going on-air personality.

1984

He moved on to a long tenure with TSN where he was the primetime sports-anchor from the beginning of that sports network's history in 1984 until 2001.

During his time on TSN, he covered numerous events including NHL hockey, alpine skiing, boxing, tennis, swimming, bowling, golf, and equestrian.

1988

Van Horne has broadcast from five Olympic games, including 1988 in Calgary, covering alpine skiing, 2000 in Sydney covering tennis, 2008 in Beijing, assigned to baseball and softball, and 2010 Vancouver, mentoring the commentators from APTN, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, and worked in 2018 Pyeongchang on the worldwide live stream.

Van Horne is now well into “semi” retirement but continues to work the Olympic Games with OBS and is a regular contributor to AMI as a weekly narrator on “The Guardian This Week” and a variety of voice over projects.

While on SportsDesk, Van Horne used two sayings to start the telecast on Wednesdays and Fridays: