Kevin was born and raised in London, Ontario, Canada. After being given a transistor radio from his Grandpa at age 8, Kevin began zealously listening to Ernie Harwell’s broadcasts of Detroit Tiger baseball games. The result was the creation of a lifelong Tiger fan as well as Kevin’s initial interest in pursuing radio and communications as a career.
Kevin attended Stoneybrook Public School, where he was elected class Valedictorian. He went on to H.B. Beal Secondary School where he won “Broadcaster of the Year” honours upon graduating from the TV & Radio Arts program. He again earned the “Broadcaster of the Year” award at Fanshawe College, where he graduated from the Radio Broadcasting program in 1996.
Since then, Kevin has worked in the broadcast industry in programming, sales, management and promotion. He has served as Sales and Marketing Director and General Manager of a business recognized nationally in its field; created two completely new businesses (one being Kevin Bulmer Enterprises in 2000); written and recorded original music; become a published writer and fulfilled countless speaking and announcing engagements.
Kevin is an avid reader. His favourite author is Carl Hiaasen, though “Captain Blood” by Rafael Sabatini and “Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway are the two books he wouldn’t want to be without.
His favourite films and the three movies in the “Back to the Future” trilogy. “Cheers” and “Seinfeld” are among Kevin’s favourite TV shows.
In addition to his life-long support for the Detroit Tigers, Kevin has been a fan of the Miami Heat since their inception in 1988 and is happy to be an Oakland Raiders fan despite their many recent years of misery.
Kevin is passionate about music and has long enjoyed a wide variety of artists in many different genres. His absolute favourite is the band Extreme (“the most misunderstood and under-appreciated band of my generation”). Others always at the top of his list include Canadian singer-songwriter David Francey, Great Big Sea and Jimmy Buffett. His three “desert island discs” (CDs you wouldn’t want to live without) would be “Skating Rink” by Francey, Buffett’s “Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays” and “Three Sides to Every Story” by Extreme.
If he could meet and spend time with any person, living or deceased, he would choose - without hesitation - Walt Disney.
Kevin currently lives in London with his wife, Tracey, and two sons, Eddie and Jaden. |
