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Since graduating from Aquinas College, Brian has been the “voice of Canadian sports broadcasting.” Considered the dean of Olympic sports broadcasting in Canada, Williams reported on his first Olympics at the 1976 Summer Games from Montreal and has covered a total of 13 Olympic Games, as well as every high-profile sporting event around the globe. His resume includes work with the NHL, Major League Baseball, PGA TOUR, Canadian and World Figure Skating Championships, World Cup Skiing, men’s and women’s Rogers Cup events in Toronto and Montreal, Formula One, IRL, Breeders’ Cup, Pan Am Games and Commonwealth Games.
In 2006, Williams received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Aquinas College when he delivered the commencement address at his alma matter in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has also been recognized with an honorary degree from Simon Fraser University. |