Vic Grant
Inducted 2000
Primary Outlet
Winnipeg Tribune, CJOB
With a career spanning nearly 45 years, Vic Grant made a lasting impact in every facet of sports journalism – radio, television and print.
He began his career in 1964 at the Winnipeg Tribune as a sportswriter and copyboy, quickly establishing himself as a sharp and dedicated journalist. He became an editor at the Tribune and remained in that role until the newspaper suddenly closed in 1980.
Grant’s career had already evolved into broadcasting when became part of the radio team covering the Winnipeg Jets from 1972-75, providing fans with in-depth coverage during the World Hockey Association era.
He joined the upstart Winnipeg Sun in 1982, covering sports and eventually became its sports editor. He also worked at CKY-TV, further solidifying his reputation as a knowledgeable and outspoken voice in sports media.
Grant’s defining work came at CJOB, where he joined the sports department in 1990 and created Primetime Sports, a widely followed daily program covering a broad range of sports. His success led to his appointment as news director in 1998 and then program director in 2000, a position he held until retiring in 2009.
He also hosted a regular morning opinion piece on CJOB called Excuse Me.
“Grant was known for his blunt and sometimes reactionary views,” Red River College instructor Duncan McMonagle said when he retired. “I don’t know if his bark was worse than his bite, but he sure could bark.”
Throughout his career, Grant achieved significant milestones, including winning the 1972 Sporting World Scoop of the Year for breaking the news that Bobby Hull would be joining the Winnipeg Jets as a player-coach. In 2017, his legacy was further honoured with his induction into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
Vic Grant was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Media Roll of Honour in 2000.
He began his career in 1964 at the Winnipeg Tribune as a sportswriter and copyboy, quickly establishing himself as a sharp and dedicated journalist. He became an editor at the Tribune and remained in that role until the newspaper suddenly closed in 1980.
Grant’s career had already evolved into broadcasting when became part of the radio team covering the Winnipeg Jets from 1972-75, providing fans with in-depth coverage during the World Hockey Association era.
He joined the upstart Winnipeg Sun in 1982, covering sports and eventually became its sports editor. He also worked at CKY-TV, further solidifying his reputation as a knowledgeable and outspoken voice in sports media.
Grant’s defining work came at CJOB, where he joined the sports department in 1990 and created Primetime Sports, a widely followed daily program covering a broad range of sports. His success led to his appointment as news director in 1998 and then program director in 2000, a position he held until retiring in 2009.
He also hosted a regular morning opinion piece on CJOB called Excuse Me.
“Grant was known for his blunt and sometimes reactionary views,” Red River College instructor Duncan McMonagle said when he retired. “I don’t know if his bark was worse than his bite, but he sure could bark.”
Throughout his career, Grant achieved significant milestones, including winning the 1972 Sporting World Scoop of the Year for breaking the news that Bobby Hull would be joining the Winnipeg Jets as a player-coach. In 2017, his legacy was further honoured with his induction into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
Vic Grant was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Media Roll of Honour in 2000.