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Cabbie Richards
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Cabral Richards
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| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Cabral Richards, known as Cabbie Richards, is a Canadian TV personality. He is famous for his fun interviews with sports stars. He worked on major sports channels like TSN and Sportsnet.
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Cabbie's TV Career
Cabbie Richards started his career as an intern at The Score in 2001. He hosted short segments called Cabbie on the Street. These segments were only five minutes long.
Later, he joined Sportsnet. There, he helped create and host shows like NBAXL. In 2005, he went back to The Score. He continued his Cabbie on the Street segments. He also hosted new shows like Cabbie Unlimited.
Since 2011, Cabbie has hosted a weekly segment on TSN's SportsCentre. This segment is called "Cabbie Presents".
Cabbie also worked on The Marilyn Denis Show on CTV. He shared a male point of view on relationships. He also interviewed Hollywood actors and musicians.
His Unique Interview Style
Cabbie Richards has a special way of interviewing people. He likes to entertain first and inform second. He often makes physical contact with the people he talks to. This unique style has made him popular with many famous athletes.
He has interviewed huge stars like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Other famous athletes include Stephen Curry and Aaron Rodgers. He also talked to Alexander Ovechkin and Derek Jeter. Cabbie's interviews with Kobe Bryant were very popular. They became good friends over time.
Cabbie also interviewed many celebrities from the entertainment world. These include Will Smith, Hugh Jackman, and Will Ferrell. He also spoke with musicians like Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Cabbie Presents Show
Cabbie Presents was a weekly show on TSN's "Sportscentre". Cabbie hosted and produced it himself. The show offered a fun look at professional athletes' lives. It often used a sketch-comedy style.
From 2012 to 2019, Cabbie also had a podcast. It was called "Cabbie Presents: The Podcast". On his podcast, he interviewed many sports and entertainment stars.
What's Next for Cabbie?
Cabbie left TSN in 2019 to try new things. After that, he started co-hosting the B/R Betting Show for Bleacher Report.
In 2021, Cabbie rejoined Sportsnet. Sportsnet had bought The Score Television Network earlier. Now, Cabbie works as an executive producer for sports betting content there.
Voice Acting Fun
Cabbie Richards has also used his voice for video games. He voiced two characters, Zeus and Talbot. These characters were in the video game Heavy Metal: Geomatrix.
Cabbie's Life Story
Cabbie Richards grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He went to high school at Galt Collegiate Institute in Cambridge, Ontario. He studied Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson University for three years. He left before finishing his degree.
