Long-time broadcaster Rick Cluff has died. He was 74.
Cluff spent decades on the airwaves; in Vancouver, he's best remembered as the award-winning host on CBC Vancouver's morning broadcast, Early Edition, for 20 years, from 1997 to 2017.
"It has been a remarkable 41 years with the CBC, but all things must come to an end,” Cluff said in a CBC press release announcing his retirement in 2017. “It has been both my privilege and my pleasure to be part of your morning as host of the Early Edition."
He passed away after a short battle with cancer, according to CBC,
Prior to the Early Edition, Cluff was a sports reporter with CBC. He started in 1976, covering eight Olympic games among other events. In 2010, he was a torch bearer for the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In 2018, Cluff received a lifetime achievement award from Canada's Radio Television Digital News Association. He's also been entered in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Prior to his retirement in 2017, the broadcaster underwent open heart surgery due to a hereditary condition; his father passed away in 1972 of a heart condition. Afterwards he spoke publicly about making lifestyle changes.
Cluff was born in Toronto in 1950.
With files from Sandra Thomas
