Arthur Smith

Before graduating from college, Smith had already amassed an eclectic resume in the entertainment business. He acted in CBC sitcoms, commercials, two feature films, worked as a radio announcer, and produced segments for CBC Radio. Upon graduation from Ryerson University, Arthur, at the age of 22, began work as a CBC Network Sports producer and was immediately assigned to major sporting events around the world, including the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles and Hockey Night in Canada. In 1988, after being responsible for the Grey CUP, the 1988 Calgary Olympics, and the 1988 Seoul Olympics (for which he earned two Gemini awards), CBC appointed Smith Head of CBC Sports at the age of 28. While running CBC Sports, word of his innovative work and reorganization of the network division spread internationally, and in 1990, he accepted an offer from Dick Clark to join Clark's company, Dick Clark Productions, in Los Angeles. As Senior Vice President of Dick Clark Productions, Smith quickly created