Cliff began his broadcasting career at C-FAX in 1972 playing music and commercials and eventually he began doing sports updates on air.

While at C-FAX, Cliff had the chance to cover many events. For the 1979 Pan American Games, covering Men’s Fastpitch Softball, he was supposed to do updates over the phone, but stayed on air doing play- by-play from the press box. He also covered the Victoria Cougars 1981 trip to the Memorial Cup.

Cliff started working the PA at the Victoria Cougars’ games and later added the Victoria Shamrocks games. After the Cougars left, Cliff worked with the Victoria Salsa and then joined the Victoria Grizzlies. He also did the PA for the Victoria Salmon Kings, Victoria Royals, Pacific Football Club and Vancouver Ravens. Cliff announced at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup at Royal Athletic Park.

In 1987, came the career move to 100.3 the Q! Cliff shifted from sports to news on the Afternoon Show and then join Ed Bain on the Morning Show. After all these years, Cliff says that working with Ed is still an amazing experience. “I've had a chance to work with two huge personalities in Victoria radio: Ed and Ken Dobson at C-FAX. I feel very lucky to have experienced so many things in Victoria sports. It’s been a great run!”

Dennis Eckert grew up in Victoria where he excelled in Little League Baseball at Hampton Park. In his early twenties he switched to competitive Fastball and played in the Stuffy McGinnis League and later for the Victoria Budget and Royals teams. He also played in Alberta.

His career in Fastpitch spanned twenty years and he was known as one of the dominant hitters in the world. In 1983, Dennis was integral in helping the Victoria Budget Sr A team win a Gold medal at the BC Provincials and Canadian Championships. At the Canadian Championships, Dennis was the top batter with an .875 average - a record which still stands today. In 1986, Dennis played Sr B and won a North American Fastball Association Championship and dominated the Western Canadians winning Gold in 1992 and 1993.

Overall, Dennis played in six Senior A Canadian Championships, 11 Senior A Provincial Championships, one North American Fastball Association Championship, and two Masters Provincial and Western Canadian Championships. His personal accomplishments include Pacific Northwest 7 time All-Star, Senior A Canadian Championship All-Star and Top Batter, Senior A Canadian Championship MVP, International Softball Tournament All-Star, and North American Fastball Association World Tournament All-Star.

In 1999, Dennis was inducted into the Alberta Softball Sports Hall of Fame and in 2020, he was inducted to the BC Softball Sports Hall of Fame.

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