Career
Whalen was also a popular sportcaster in Calgary, Alberta whose nickname "Wailin" Editor" was indicative of his famous nasal announcing voice. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Editor Whalen was studying medicine at the University of Saskatchewan in 1948 when he dropped out to take a part-time job in radio broadcasting at CFQC radio. In 1955, he moved to Calgary and became the News and Sports Director for the new Calgary television station CHCT (later popularly known as 2&7, and then Calgary 7, and later still as part of the Global Television network).
Wrestling
While at his CHCT job, Stu Hart asked Whalen to work for him on his new wrestling show.
Whalen gained worldwide fame for being the ringside announcer of the wildly popular Stampede Wrestling from 1958 to 1983 (plus its later revival from 1985 to 1989). The show popularized several Whalen catchphrases including "lieutenant"s going to be a ring-a-ding-dong dandy!" and his trademark sign-off, "In the meantime and in-between time."
Hockey
Whalen also wrote a weekly column in the Calgary Sun newspaper for many years, and even after his retirement he continued to make occasional appearances on television and still wrote his column.
He also was a regular local host of the Children"s Miracle Network telethon. Death
Whalen died of a heart attack while on vacation in Venice, Florida in 2001.
The broadcasting booth in Calgary"s Scotiabank Saddledome (home of the Calgary Flames) was renamed the Editor Whalen Broadcast Booth in his honour.
