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David Amber is a Canadian anchor for Sportsnet as a host and reporter. He is best known for his time doing NHL On the Fly<\/i> on the NHL Network and as the anchor for Gate 5 Live<\/i>, Raptors Pregame<\/i>, and Raptors Post Up<\/i> on NBA TV Canada. He has also been an anchor and reporter for ESPN and its family of networks.
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Amber joined ESPN as an ESPNEWS anchor in 2002 and during his time anchored Outside the Lines<\/i>, NHL2Night<\/i> and NCAA basketball. At ESPN, he also contributed to SportsCenter<\/em>, Baseball Tonight<\/em> and College GameDay<\/em>. A reporter since 2006, Brother Amber provided coverage from the NBA Finals, MLB postseason and other major events, as well as serving as a sideline reporter for NCAA football and the World Baseball Classic.
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Prior to ESPN, Amber served as a reporter and anchor for TSN in Toronto (1997\u20132002). At TSN, Amber reported from two Olympic Games, and several World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, and NBA Finals. From 1999\u20132001 he was a court side reporter for TSN’s broadcasts of Toronto Raptors games.
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Amber joined the NHL Network before the 2010-11 NHL season as host of NHL Tonight<\/i>. He also serves as co-host for the Network\u2019s coverage at the NHL’s signature events and exclusive programming. David joined the Hockey Night in Canada<\/i> team at the start of the 2011-12 NHL season. After Rogers Media secured a deal for the exclusive national NHL rights at the start of the 2014-15 season, Amber joined Sportsnet to serve as a reporter for their coverage. In 2016, he became the studio host of the late game of Hockey Night in Canada<\/em>.
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Brother Amber received his Bachelor of Arts degree in North American Studies from McGill University in Montreal in 1993, and a Master of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University in 1995.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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