{"id":12174,"date":"2015-10-07T17:19:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T21:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=12174"},"modified":"2015-10-21T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T21:45:03","slug":"auroras-duthie-set-to-release-new-book-on-broadcasting-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/auroras-duthie-set-to-release-new-book-on-broadcasting-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora\u2019s Duthie set to release new book on broadcasting career"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

James Duthie has been one of the most recognizable faces in Canadian sports journalism for close to two decades. The current host of The NHL on TSN has been around the block and had a firsthand view of mostly every major sporting accomplishment during that time.<\/p>\n

The Aurora resident is offering his firsthand accounts to the public with the release of his third book, titled \u201cThe Guy on the Left: Sports Stories from the Best Seat in the House.\u201d<\/p>\n

The best seat indeed.<\/p>\n

Duthie has earned numerous Geminis and a Canadian Screen Award for his journalistic work, his resume boasting involvements with the Olympics, Stanley Cup, CFL Live, NBA on TSN, and much more.
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\nPublished by Penguin Books, The Guy on the Left tells the story of Duthie\u2019s career in broadcasting, from a nerdy appearance on a game show to chatting with Tiger Woods in the men\u2019s room at The Masters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people and do a lot of interesting things, and I want to share them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book covers topics from both a \u201cbehind-the-scenes\u201d angle, giving the reader another perspective of major moments in sports like Sidney Crosby\u2019s Olympic gold medal-winning goal, to lighter, less-heard-of topics \u2013 like the dos and don\u2019ts of an anchor\u2019s pants dress code on air.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of stories to tell, and I figure I should write some of them down before I forget them myself,\u201d joked Duthie.<\/p>\n

The Guy on the Left is Duthie\u2019s third published book, but the second he has written solo. He co-authored \u201cThey Call Me Killer\u201d, an autobiography about legendary junior hockey coach Brian Kilrea, and wrote \u201cThe Day I Almost Killed Two Gretzkys\u201d, a collection about sports and life in general.<\/p>\n

Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated has praised Duthie for his unique combination of comedy and sports in his writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cTragedy is easy. Comedy is hard. Sports comedy is even harder, but James Duthie \u2026 treads whimsically through a sports landscape that certainly needs a smile. His is a biting wit, guaranteed to leave teeth marks.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his new venture, though, Duthie says he also digs into the serious side of his profession. In the book, he recounts the evening he had to go to air on September 11, 2001. <\/p>\n

\u201cSports are part of all of our lives, the good times and the bad times. I\u2019m just lucky to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book is set to be released this Tuesday.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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