“‘Are you sure you want to rush into this?” his friend and former broadcast mate Drew Remenda wisecracked.
Hahn, 63, joked that he set a world record for procrastination. Later, in a serious moment, he said: “This is where my life is, where my 30-some years with the Sharks have been. Everything that I have – my home, my family – it’s directly connected to this country.Because of social-distancing rules, San Jose Sharks play-by-play commentator Randy Hahn poses for a photo in a Costco parking lot after becoming a U.S. citizen at a drive-thru naturalization service ceremony.
“It was always my dream to work in the U.S. in media,” he said, recalling his routine of watching Johnny Carson while working nights at the Edmonton station. “To break into hockey in Canada, it’s almost like breaking into the NFL here. It’s tough. The competition is fierce.” He applied for and was granted a U.S. work permit in 1982, then four years later, received a green card after he married local meteorologist Roberta Gonzales. The job with the Sockers continued for 10 years. In that time, Hahn called World Cup soccer games, worked as a studio anchor in Chicago, and became a studio host for Los Angeles Kings games before he started his tenure with the Sharks.“I was able to stay in the U.S.
After waiting all those years to take action, Hahn discovered that Uncle Sam also operates on his own schedule. The pandemic had created a backlog of citizenship applications, so Hahn, after an FBI background check, had to wait two years before he could go in for his one-on-one interview and a civics exam.
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