John Shannon (born June 21, 1956) is a Canadian sportscaster, television producer, and former panelist on Rogers Sportsnet's Hockey Central.

[1][2] On October 7, 2008 Shannon was named Executive In Charge of Programming and Production for NHL Network in addition to being Executive Vice President of Programming and Production for the National Hockey League.

[3] On September 28, 2009, Shannon left the NHL Network to become an on-air panelist for Rogers Sportsnet as a member of their Hockey Central studio panel.

[4] On November 1, 2009, Shannon also became a co-host of sports talk radio show Prime Time Sports on Fan 590 in Toronto alongside host Bob McCown which was also simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet.

As of March 2021[update], his podcasts were also broadcast on radio station Sauga 960 AM in Mississauga, Ontario weekdays from 6PM - 7PM.