This guide was produced to go along with a poster published for CBC's 50th anniversary in 1986. The poster shows 50 women who were a part of CBC during its first 50 years on the air. Read More »
Posted on Jul 31, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Men in the year 2000 didn't have much to look forward to, according to this 1961 episode of Sports College on CBC Radio. They should expect to be weaker and fatter than they were in 1961, according to the host of the fitness program. Read More »
Posted on Jul 30, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Arcade Fire band members Win Butler, Regine Chassagne and Richard Parry appear on CBC's QTV in 2010 ahead of the release of their third studio album. The award-winning Montreal-based band came to prominence after they released their 2004 album Funeral. Read More »
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Music Hop was aimed at young Canadians and featured singers, dancers and instrumentalists on the program five days a week from Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. Read More »
Posted on Jul 28, 2011 6:00:00 AM
You think of Lorne Michaels and you think of Saturday Night Live. But Michaels got his start on CBC. The producer, writer and comedian was born in Toronto (born Lorne Lipowitz) and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1966 before beginning his career as a broadcaster on CBC Radio. Read More »
Posted on Jul 27, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues - it fabricates them. The popular radio program only launched in 2010 and it has already garnered significant attention, earning a nomination in the radio category of the Canadian Comedy Awards slated for October. Read More »
Posted on Jul 26, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This CBC test pattern card was used in the early days of black and white television. Test patterns are typically broadcast at times when the transmitter was active but not program was being broadcast. Read More »
Posted on Jul 26, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Neil Macdonald began his career with CBC in 1988. He worked on Parliament Hill and also been a correspondent in the Middle East and Washington. Read More »
Posted on Jul 25, 2011 6:00:00 AM
When Expo 67 opened on April 27, it was a gleaming futuristic spectacle and a dazzling international success. On two giant islands in the St. Lawrence River more than 50 million visitors and 30,000 journalists were presented with a vision of the future. Read More »
Posted on Jul 24, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Recognition came early for Wayne Gretzky. He began signing autographs at age 10. By 11, he was dubbed "The Great Gretzky." And by the time of this March 1974 interview with CBC's Peter Gzowski, the 13-year-old was a seasoned hockey star. Read More »
Posted on Jul 23, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Gordon Lightfoot has made several appearances on CBC. In the 1960s, Lightfoot performed with the Swinging Eight, a group featured on CBC-TV's Country Hoedown. He was later commissioned to write the Canadian Railroad Trilogy for a special Centennial broadcast. Read More »
Posted on Jul 22, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This advertisement for The Nature of Things with David Suzuki was used in the late-1970s. The Nature of Things began airing in 1960 and became The Nature of Things with David Suzuki in 1979. Read More »
Posted on Jul 21, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Norman Jewison is an Oscar-winning director, who is considered a laureate of the film lens. He is a fierce supporter of the Canadian film industry. But younger moviegoers may have forgotten that before becoming a maverick director, Jewison cut his teeth in television at the CBC. Read More »
Posted on Jul 20, 2011 6:00:00 AM
While Canadian troops were still training in the early days of the Second World War, a spontaneous idea emerged to record servicemen's messages to loved ones back home. The segment set a precedent for CBC programming during the early days of Canada's involvement in the war. Canadians were thrilled to hear the voices of their sons, brothers and husbands. Read More »
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 6:00:00 AM
A Journey Back focuses on the story of a Holocaust survivor Jack Garfein, a New York off-Broadway producer who is brought back to his hometown in Slovakia for the first time and then to the Auschwitz and Birkenhau death camps in Poland to discover his past. Read More »
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Before becoming known as a sportscaster and a co-host of Marketplace, Tom Harrington was Kinda Kountry on CBC-TV. Harrington sang as a backup singer on the St. John's production that was co-hosted by his sister. Read More »
Posted on Jul 18, 2011 6:00:00 AM
A Manual for the Script Assistant was produced in 1955 with the script assistant at CBC Television in mind. The first few pages lay out what the newbie script assistant can expect on the set and what role they'll have to play. Read More »
Posted on Jul 17, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In a solemn Sept. 3, 1939 address titled "Canada at the side of Britain," Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King speaks to his country. Earlier the same day, King George VI declared war on Germany. Canada will follow suit a week later as a sovereign nation. Read More »
Posted on Jul 16, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Jim Morrison and the Doors appeared on Rock Scene Like It Is in October 1967. It represents the Doors only Canadian television appearance. Read More »
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This is an early advertisement for Mr. Dressup on CBC Television. Mr. Dressup was produced by CBC Television from 1967-1996. The show aired every weekday morning and featured Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup, who guided children through a series of songs, stories, crafts and imagination games. Read More »
Posted on Jul 14, 2011 6:00:00 AM
James Doohan is often remembered for his role of chief engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the U.S. series Star Trek. But before becoming Scotty, Doohan had a long resume of CBC roles. Read More »
Posted on Jul 13, 2011 9:00:00 AM
The 75th anniversary logo is the result of a lengthy research and development process. Through its feel, shapes and colours, the logo is designed to convey a sense of celebration. Read More »
Posted on Jul 12, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This graphic was used in a 1991 episode of Front Page Challenge. Deborah Grey, the first Reform candidate to earn a seat in the House of Commons, was the guest on Feb. 8, 1991 episode. Read More »
Posted on Jul 12, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Keith Boag is a senior journalist with CBC Television with more than 20 years experience. He is currently a correspondent in Los Angeles, covering the U.S. West Coast and Mexico. He is shown in this picture in the 1990s. Read More »
Posted on Jul 11, 2011 6:00:00 AM
A multi-layered coverage map of CBLT was included in 1959 marketing material sent out to potential advertisers. CBLT - or CBC Toronto - includes to operate, serving the city and its outlying areas. It is the oldest television station in Ontario and the second oldest in Canada. Read More »
Posted on Jul 10, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In parade of comic voices, Robin Williams has the studio audience at CBC-TV's 90 Minutes Live in stitches in this 1978 clip. Even when he settles into the guest's chair for a chat with host Peter Gzowski, Williams can't turn off his shtick. Read More »
Posted on Jul 9, 2011 2:08:35 PM
Paul Shaffer and Ashley MacIsaac perform with Rita MacNeil in a 1996 episode of Rita & Friends. The series ran on CBC from 1994-1997 as a variety show that featured many musical artists. Read More »
Posted on Jul 8, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This poster advertises Glenn Gould's 1957 visit to the Soviet Union. At the age of 24, Gould became the first North American pianist to play behind the Iron Curtain. Read More »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Though Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood is often thought of as an American program - it actually all started on CBC. Fred Rogers came to Canada in 1963 to develop the children's series Misterogers. Read More »
Posted on Jul 6, 2011 6:00:00 AM
As Vinyl Cafe host and author Stuart McLean records his CBC 75th anniversary program in Orillia, Ont., on July 29-30, he is going to give the audience a chance to pick what Dave and Morley stories they want to hear. Read More »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This 1966 graphic was used for Hockey Night in Canada, which marked the first season the games were broadcast in colour. Read More »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Dave Broadfoot moved to Toronto from Vancouver in 1952 on the day after CBC Television began broadcasting. Within weeks of his arrival he made his television debut on the variety show The Big Revue. Read More »
Posted on Jul 4, 2011 6:00:00 AM
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