Born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, he was raised in Victoria, British Columbia and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
[4] He attended Saint Mary's University, Halifax where he played football quarterback, graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
[5] In 1965, he began working at CBC on a part time basis in Halifax, writing the late night sportscast.
[9] Armitage was laid off by the CBC in August 2014 due to cuts to sports programming and the loss of hockey coverage to Rogers Media.
[10] He did, however, return to work for CBC at the 2018 and 2022 Olympics to call events such as long track speed skating.