Elliotte Friedman Biography & Net Worth

Elliotte Friedman Biography & Net Worth

Elliotte Friedman is a renowned Canadian journalist and sportscaster who currently serves as a hockey newsman for Sportsnet and also as an insider for the NHL Network. Mr. Friedman also serves as a regular contributor to CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. He has been very vocal and noticeable in the sportscasting business, and can even be regarded as one of the very best in the industry.

While you’re here, we will take you on a tour of Elliotte Friedman’s biography and net worth, and show you around all the important things you need to know about his career, wife, personal businesses, and controversial moments. If you’re ready, let’s go!

Early Life: Childhood & Education

Elliotte Friedman was born somewhere in the country of Canada on September 27, 1970. He was born and brought up in a middle-class Jewish home by his Canadian parents.

After high school, he attended the University of Western Ontario from where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree before setting out to accomplish his dreams.

While in college, Friedman worked at the campus newspaper “The Gazette” as a sports news editor and eventually became the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, a position he maintained from 1992 to 1993.

Professional Life: Broadcast Career

Friedman started his career in broadcast journalism in 1994 when he got hired by Toronto sports radio station “The Fan 590”. He did a “play-by-play” for all Toronto Raptors games on both television and radio, and covered the Toronto Blue Jays games in 1998. He also worked for the Toronto Star and the London Free Press as a freelancer before proceeding to work for The Score network, before moving up a step in his career by joining CBC Sports in 2003.

At CBC, Mr. Friedman participated in the CBC’s Olympic Games reporting, served as a reporter for Hockey Night in Canada, and worked as the studio host of some Toronto Raptors games and the final two seasons of the CFL on CBC. He started playing the role of an anchor on the CFL in 2006 after the departure of Brian Williams to CTV/TSN.

He also continued to appear on The Fan 590 (now Sportsnet 590) as a regular. After Rogers Media acquired the exclusive media rights to the NHL and started producing “Hockey Night for CBC”, Elliotte Friedman was offered a job by Sportsnet to continue his role.

In 2016, he performed commentary duties during CBC’s reportage of swimming and diving events at the 2016 Summer Olympics to substitute Steve Armitage (who was couldn’t attend the Games due after his diagnosis showed he was suffering from chronic heart failure).

Achievements: Awards & Honors

Friedman was received the Telemedia Reporter of the Year award in 1996 as a mark of recognition for his near-perfect contributions as a sports anchor.

In 2011, he was presented with the Best Sports Reporting Gemini Award for his work on Hockey Night in Canada’s Heritage Classic.

Personal Life: Family, Wife, Private Interests, Social Media

Friedman is a married man and his wife is a former television producer. He has kept the identities of his wife and those of his other family members away from the media. However, he occasionally drops a couple of hints on social media regarding his personal life.

According to some of his posts, Friedman and his wife exchanged nuptial vows in 2009. The couple enjoys going swimming and attending golfing events in their spare time.

The sports presenter has an increasing fan base on the internet via social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, as well as on Facebook where he is barely active. He has more than 500 thousand followers on the Twitter account, and another 350 thousand on Instagram at the moment.

Controversy

On August 11, 2016, Friedman gained widespread international attention after making a blunder in his commentary of the Men’s 200-metre medley final. He declared that United States swimmer Ryan Lochte was leading the race and had won it, when in fact, it was actually his rival, Michael Phelps, that finished first.

Elliotte Friedman Net Worth: Salary, Earnings, Assets

The Canadian sportscaster and anchor Elliotte Friedman is considered as one of the most renowned anchors of TSN and NHL Network. In Truth, this man has enjoyed merited success in his career as a sports anchor, and besides, the TSN and NHL Network are some of the most popular sports networks in the world, and many sportscasters can only dream of getting hired by the establishments. it is also well-known that both companies pay their sports organizers and reporters high wages, so there aren’t any disputes about Elliotte Friedman’s net worth, which is reportedly more than $600,000. Information reaching our desk claims that Friedman earns a decent salary from the network, ranging up to $200,000 a year according to a 2019 contract.

If all the figures and statistics mention above are completely accurate, then there’s no guessing that this NHL network journalist lives a lavish life while accumulating an incredible fortune.