Paul Edmonds
Inducted 2013
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1290 Radio, CJOB
Paul Edmonds has been one of Manitoba’s most consistent and familiar voices in the press box, calling more than 2,500 games during nearly two decades with the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Winnipeg Jets.
Through it all, his career has taken him right across North America, including Alaska five times.
Known for his signature calls like “Look up, pucker up and kiss it goodbye” and “he scoooores,” Edmonds built a reputation for energetic play-by-play and deep knowledge of both hockey and baseball. Among the many thrilling moments in his career, the 2012 Winnipeg Goldeyes’ championship game remains one of his personal highlights, along with the Jets’ Game 7 of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoff first-round series with St. Louis.
“It was the most exciting end to a game I have ever called,” he said.
His love for sports was rooted early, thanks to his father’s passion for hockey and baseball. While Edmonds knew from a young age growing up in St. James that he wanted to work in sports, he realized his future was not as a player, but behind the microphone. Inspired by his uncle, a journalist, he enrolled in the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1989.
Edmonds began writing articles for the University of Manitoba. After graduating, he moved to Swift Current, Sask., where he worked as the sports editor for the local newspaper while also serving as a colour commentator for the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos.
His big break came in 1993 when the Regina Pats hired him to call their WHL games. His baseball career began shortly after when the Lethbridge Mounties, a professional rookie league team, needed a broadcaster. Despite submitting a hockey-focused portfolio, Edmonds landed the job.
“Those two stops really kick-started my broadcasting career,” he said.
In 1995, the newly formed Winnipeg Goldeyes were searching for a play-by-play announcer in their second season. Edmonds got the job and has been a fixture in the Winnipeg sports scene ever since. He continues to bring Jets games to life as their radio voice and hopes to one day call a Stanley Cup Final win for his hometown team.
Paul Edmonds was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Media Roll of Honour in 2013.
Through it all, his career has taken him right across North America, including Alaska five times.
Known for his signature calls like “Look up, pucker up and kiss it goodbye” and “he scoooores,” Edmonds built a reputation for energetic play-by-play and deep knowledge of both hockey and baseball. Among the many thrilling moments in his career, the 2012 Winnipeg Goldeyes’ championship game remains one of his personal highlights, along with the Jets’ Game 7 of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoff first-round series with St. Louis.
“It was the most exciting end to a game I have ever called,” he said.
His love for sports was rooted early, thanks to his father’s passion for hockey and baseball. While Edmonds knew from a young age growing up in St. James that he wanted to work in sports, he realized his future was not as a player, but behind the microphone. Inspired by his uncle, a journalist, he enrolled in the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1989.
Edmonds began writing articles for the University of Manitoba. After graduating, he moved to Swift Current, Sask., where he worked as the sports editor for the local newspaper while also serving as a colour commentator for the Western Hockey League’s Swift Current Broncos.
His big break came in 1993 when the Regina Pats hired him to call their WHL games. His baseball career began shortly after when the Lethbridge Mounties, a professional rookie league team, needed a broadcaster. Despite submitting a hockey-focused portfolio, Edmonds landed the job.
“Those two stops really kick-started my broadcasting career,” he said.
In 1995, the newly formed Winnipeg Goldeyes were searching for a play-by-play announcer in their second season. Edmonds got the job and has been a fixture in the Winnipeg sports scene ever since. He continues to bring Jets games to life as their radio voice and hopes to one day call a Stanley Cup Final win for his hometown team.
Paul Edmonds was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Media Roll of Honour in 2013.