Ted Blackman

Ted Blackman (February 17, 1942 – October 2, 2002) was a Canadian media personality in the Montreal, Quebec area.

Blackman's career started as a disc jockey at high school and teen club dances in the 1950s.

During this time he was widely credited with creating nicknames such as "Le Grande Orange" for outfielder Rusty Staub and the bleachers at Jarry Park Stadium as "Jonesville" in honour of long ball hitter Mack Jones.

He worked in various roles in Montreal radio over the next thirty years in sports and programming, primarily at CJAD.

[1] In October 1984, the Montreal Gazette suspended Blackman from his columnist position for having taken a job with radio station CJAD.