Warren Woods

Warren Woods is a public sports media figure based in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is most well known for sports broadcasting for Global News Regina which he did for twenty-six years. Woods was born in Sudbury, Ontario to Cecil Woods and Sally Woods (née Briscoe) on August 28, 1954. He is the eldest of six children. His father was a minister in the United Church and McGill University graduate who instilled in Woods the skills of public speaking and charisma at an early age.
Early life
In his childhood, his fathers occupation had the family moving to many small Quebec towns such as Brownsburg and Standstead. Even at an early age, his ambition was to be in a sports related field and was passionate about playing hockey and also followed football closely. He often dreamed of being a host on Hockey Night in Canada and for the Canadian Football League. At the age of 12, Woods won a regional public speaking contest by doing a play-by-play of the first National Hockey League game he witnessed at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Woods’s first experience with broadcasting came in high school when he began working for the infant FM radio station in Sudbury, CKSO where he was a DJ. He often observed the announcers who then went on to major markets in the country and consequently fell in love with the broadcasting profession.
Career
After high school, Woods enrolled in the Communication Arts program at Mohawk College in Hamilton majoring in Radio, and after one year was hired by as a DJ by CKSO Sudbury where he worked for four years. During this time, he was still dreaming about sportscasting as a career and in 1979 his break came at CFCL in Timmins, Ontario. With no demo tape, Woods made the trip to the Northern Ontario city and was hired. He learned his craft there and then moved on to television broadcasting in Thunder Bay for another six years. It was in Thunder Bay that Woods had an opportunity to travel to Scotland to cover a Golf Championship.
In 1987, The Canwest company opened two new television stations in a small Western city on the prairies; Regina, Saskatchewan. Woods saw his chance and applied as an anchor for STV which later became Global Regina. He was only expected to stay in the role for two years. Two years turned into twenty-five years and it was at STV and Global Canwest Corporation that Woods became a well-known public figure in sports media. Furthering the province’s history for turning out exceptional sports athletes and demonstration of a rich history of Canadian Football League fans, woods’s face became synonymous with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Regina Pats Western Hockey team. A niche and a passion were found in the small capital city during his years at Global. Woods was Master of Ceremonies for the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Dinner multiple times, and also hosted the Annuel Mayor's Cup Boxing Tournament.
In July 2013, Woods made an unexpected trip back to his radio roots. He was offered the chance to join the CJME Green Zone team as a morning radio sportscaster. The change came as a chance to use his expertise and knowledge acquired over his years in sports media as an asset to the Newstalk station and to gain a foothold in the radio market. In addition to the morning Newstalk show, Woods also contributes to the pre and post game Saskatchewan Roughrider shows, giving fans their well-needed dose of CFL predictions. While working with CJME Woods had the opportunity to interview Sir Paul McCartney before his concert in Regina in August 2013.
Legacy
Woods has developed a legacy as a prominent profile in the Saskatchewan sports industry, covering the 1989, 2007, and 2013 Grey Cup wins for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as well as lending his talents to covering two men’s championship Tim Hortons Brier's and four Scottie’s Tournament of Hearts. For twenty-nine years he has also been the play-by-play voice for the men’s Tankard in curling. Woods's work has been recognized with an award by the Saskatchewan Curling Association Legends Honor roll for Media that will be awarded in April 2014. He is also mentioned as one of the Leader-Post’s 130 Cool Sporty things to do in Regina and in Prairie Dog's Best of Regina in 2012. Woods has spent more than forty-three years in the broadcasting industry spanning over five decades and hopes to continue. He is often known to say about his career, “it beats working for a living.”
Woods has two children and two grandchildren.

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