Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 20, 2014
• Invested on: February 12, 2016

For his pioneering contributions to sports broadcasting and for his dedication to the Canadian television industry.

Gordon Craig began his career in a mailroom and retired as one of Canadian broadcasting’s most influential players. In addition to having created The Sports Network and Réseau des sports, he is credited with a number of pioneering contributions to sports broadcasting, including the introduction of the “wall-to-wall” sports coverage model for Olympic games in Canada, and the popularization of curling as a national sport. Also the creator of Canada’s Discovery Channel, he has been the man behind some of Canadian television’s most successful enterprises.