Reynolds died early Tuesday according to the CBC report. He was 83.

The Vancouver resident leaves behind his wife and four children.

Reynolds' career spanned more than 50 years, 35 of them with CBC Television. It included radio and television play-by-play for 23 sports during 10 Olympic Games.

He also did freelance broadcasting and retired from the business two years ago at the age of 81.

In the five decades of his career, Reynolds worked for three different media outlets in British Columbia, but is best known for his time with the CBC.

Reynolds joined the network in 1956 and covered his first Grey Cup that year.

He was the broadcaster when Nancy Greene skied to Olympic gold for Canada at the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble.

Reynolds may best be remembered for his coverage of the Games' aquatic events.

He called all seven gold medal races for legendary American swimmer Mark Spitz at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was also the voice describing Alex Baumann's two Olympic gold medals in the pool in 1984, the first swimming gold for Canada since 1912.

He took Canadians along for the ride in show jumping with Ian Millar and Big Ben. When the Vancouver Canucks broke into the NHL, Reynolds called the games for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada.

He was twice recognized with the Doug Gilbert Media Award from the Sports Federation of Canada, in 1972 and 1985. In 2007, he was among six sports journalists inducted into the CBC Sports Hall of Fame.

"There are so many memories and so many friends and companions from all around the globe - all because I was part of the greatest era in TV broadcasting," he told a reporter upon receiving a 2003 Achievement Award.