Background
Virk was born in Toronto to Zakaria and Taherah Virk. His parents had immigrated to Canada from Lahore, Pakistan, in 1972.
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After graduating high school, Virk studied radio and television arts at Ryerson University.
Career
In 1983 the family relocated to Morven, Ontario, a small town just outside Kingston, where his father owned and operated a variety store. From 2003 to 2009 he hosted several programs on The Score, and was an associate producer for Sportscentre at TSN. He was also the co-host of Omniculture and Bollywood Boulevard at Omni Television. In 2009, he joined Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) as a host and reporter for Raptors television, Leafs television and Gol television Canada.
In April 2010 he joined the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network family of stations in Bristol, Connecticut.
Since joining Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, he is one of three main anchors for Baseball Tonight. During 2014 spring training he began calling play-by-play for an Entertainment and Sports Programming Network affiliate.
In the baseball off-season, he has hosted SportsCenter and Outside the Lincolnshire. He has also filled in for Keith Olbermann on the Olbermann talk show.
