One of British Columbia鈥檚 pre-eminent sports media talents is bringing his talents to Black Press Media.
, known to generations of B.C. sports fans as 鈥楾he Moj鈥�, will share his 鈥楳oj On Sports鈥� podcasts under the new Black Press 鈥樷�� umbrella, with plans also in place to write a regular sports-oriented column for online readers.
Marjanovich, the current play-by-play voice for the CFL鈥檚 B.C. Lions, has been a fixture on the provincial media scene for more than 25 years. He began as a writer for Sports Vue, and parlayed that into a longtime sports talk radio career that has spanned two decades.
Marjanovich, whose list of contacts within the sports world is legendary, began his podcasts after sports radio station TSN 1040 in Vancouver was shut down in early 2021.
鈥淚 knew Rick O鈥機onnor (president and chief executive officer of Black Press Group Ltd.) and after 1040 got blown up, he mentioned potentially doing something with Donnie (fellow radio show host Don Taylor) and myself,鈥� said Marjanovich.
Taylor began a show with another media outlet, so Marjanovich said he then swung back around to see if there was interest in his podcast.
鈥淚t was a great partnership,鈥� he said of the connection with Black Press. 鈥淚 was looking for platforms to promote it and this worked well. I鈥檓 looking forward to it.鈥�
Peter McCully, podcast producer for Black Press Media, was pleased to see Marjanovich join the Today in BC family.
鈥淏ob鈥檚 knowledge of the B.C. sports scene is second to none,鈥� said McCully. 鈥淗is interviews with athletes and other celebrities within the sports world are engaging and interesting. He digs for the deeper stories, which makes for some compelling listening.鈥�
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The podcast format is an appealing one, said Marjanovich.
鈥淒oing sports talk radio, a lot of people tune in to listen to you as well as your guest,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n this case, I mostly just shut up and let people tell their stories. It鈥檚 about them.鈥�
The Moj On Sports podcasts are called 鈥榖ios鈥�.
鈥淚t鈥檚 interviews with people talking about their journeys,鈥� explained Marjanovich. 鈥淭heir beginnings, their influences, key points in the journey and how everything came about. It鈥檚 a lot of fun.鈥�
Some names well-known to sports fans are already on the list.
Former B.C. Lions coach Wally Buono, ex-QB Travis Lulay, NHL star turned broadcaster Jeremy Roenick, beloved former Vancouver Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick and many more will share their tales.
鈥淚t鈥檚 enlightening hearing their stories,鈥� said Marjanovich. 鈥淰ery interesting listening to the twist and turns and just learning more about them. The format is something I really enjoy. A podcast is evergreen. I can listen to Jim Hughson鈥檚 story six days from now or six months from now and it鈥檚 just as compelling.鈥�
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