Les McIntyre had aspirations of one day competing at the Calgary Stampede rodeo as either a tie-down roper or a bronc rider.

After life threw some curveballs his way, Les McIntyre became the Calgary Stampede’s track announcer in 2009, succeeding Joe Carbury.

Massive economic impact from the Calgary Stampede has become the cornerstone of that target. With more international eyes on ...

Les McIntyre began a career calling rodeos and chuckwagon races across Alberta after a fall out of a wagon resulted in a back ...

The Stampede, a not-for-profit organization, estimates it contributes $540 million to the Alberta economy year-round ...

This summer marks 40 years calling Alberta’s chuckwagon circuit for Les McIntyre, who will narrate the races at the Calgary ...

Looking to shore up support at one of the summer’s biggest political blowouts, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative ...

PONOKA, ALBERTA - It was August 1983 at the Hand Hills Lake Stampede and Les McIntyre had just fallen out of his chuckwagon. Calgary Stampede announcer's career turns 40: 'Might as well do another 40' ...

Les McIntyre speaks into the microphone at a rodeo in Alberta in an undated handout photo. The longtime announcer on the province's chuckwagon circuit is celebrating 40 years on the mic this summer, ...

PONOKA, ALBERTA – It was August 1983 at the Hand Hills Lake Stampede and Les McIntyre had just fallen out of his chuckwagon. As he remembers it, McIntyre had made a sharp turn, hit a competitor ...