On Nov. 2, 2011, CBC/Radio-Canada celebrated its 75th anniversary. Memories, birthday wishes, thanks and words of encouragement poured in from Canadians across the country and even around the world. Read More »
Posted on Nov 9, 2011 11:38:23 AM
Many famous actors, politicians and prominent figures in Canadian life got their start at CBC. Read More »
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 12:54:57 PM
Peter Armstrong co-hosts the final episode of Rewind's 12-part 75th anniversary series, which looks at CBC's history of war coverage - spanning from the Second World War to Canada's role in Afghanistan. Read More »
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 6:00:00 AM
After six years on the air Indian Magazine was ready to go "all-red, all-the-time" and re-launched under it's new title, Our Native Land. The show aimed to "give more air time to native peoples and ... limit non-natives to a minimum." Read More »
Posted on Nov 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In 1988 the Kids in the Hall taped a TV pilot, which aired on HBO in the United States and CBC in Canada that fall. More episodes of the program, which was produced by the CBC and Lorne Edwards's Broadway Video, began airing on both networks in 1989. Read More »
Posted on Nov 4, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This ad ran in 1971 for the radio program Brott to You. The 22-part series was created by orchestra conductor Boris Brott. Brott, who was in his 20s at the time, also wrote and hosted the 90-minute show, which broadcast across Canada. Read More »
Posted on Nov 3, 2011 6:00:00 AM
He sold his first newspaper at the age of eight, and never looked back. From Cold War Washington through the battlefields of Vietnam and into millions of Canadian homes each night, Knowlton Nash has had a window seat on many of Canada's major stories. Read More »
Posted on Nov 2, 2011 9:27:22 AM
Bob Homme starred in the popular children's television program, The Friendly Giant, from 1958-1985. In the 15-minute show, Homme played the giant, Friendly, who lived in a huge castle and was friends with Rusty the Rooster and Jerome the Giraffe. Read More »
Posted on Nov 1, 2011 6:00:00 AM
On Oct. 27 Alan Elder, a curator at the Canadian Museum of Civilization joined with personalities from CBC/Radio-Canada Mark Starowicz and Simon Durivage in a fascinating discussion looking at the cultural legacy of Expo 67. Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 12:39:53 PM
In CBC at 75: Turning Points in Public Broadcasting, Ideas producer David Cayley examines crucial episodes in the history of the CBC from its founding to the present. Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 11:57:53 AM
Royal Canadian Air Farce won the hearts and minds of Canadians because of their uncanny ability to turn headlines into punchlines and find funny nuggets in everything from national scandals to small-town idiosyncrasies. Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 11:17:07 AM
Renowned Canadian actor Eric Peterson joins Rewind host Michael Enright this week to look at 75 years of drama on CBC Radio. CBC's drama series have served as a showcase and training ground for home-grown talent. Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Sasa Petricic is a video journalist for The National, CBC-TV's flagship national newscast. He not only reports, but also shoots and edits the stories he presents from across Canada and around the world. Read More »
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Check out the mailbag page of a 1963 issue of the CBC Times. Comments sent in by listeners and viewers include praise for Celebrity Concert and Parade of Choirs and criticisms asking why space is used for a recipe column. Read More »
Posted on Oct 30, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Alan Maitland auditioned for the CBC as a singer in 1947. But he was hired as an announcer, and stayed for 46 years, contributing to programs such as On the Move, Children's Stories, Action Set, Centennial Diary, and Matinee. In 1974 he joined As It Happens as co-host and became known affectionately as Front Porch Al. Read More »
Posted on Oct 29, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In this 1991 clip, Julia Child, an author and TV host, sips tea with CBC Radio's Vicki Gabereau and recalls her past with the U.S. diplomatic service. Child has helped change the way North Americans think about food. Read More »
Posted on Oct 28, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This ad from 1986 promotes Metro Morning, featuring Joe Cote, Shelagh Rogers and Jim Curran. Metro Morning has been on the air in Toronto since 1973. Curran, the traffic reporter, has been with the show since its start. Read More »
Posted on Oct 27, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The sudden death of Barbara Frum on March 26, 1992 shocked Canadians. The loss of one of the country's most respected broadcasters at the age of 54 reverberated across living rooms of the nation. Read More »
Posted on Oct 26, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This sketch was used in the planning for covering election night in 1979. In the sketch, you can see the intended look for camera 2 and camera 7 - which would be used for a close up in an interview area and for a close up on the host of the evening. Read More »
Posted on Oct 25, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In celebration of 75 years of Canadian music and CBC broadcasting, CBC Radio 2 is pre-empting regular programming on Nov. 2 from 12-7 p.m. ET to present Raised on Radio - a decade-by-decade countdown of Canada's most essential songs. Read More »
Posted on Oct 24, 2011 1:03:46 PM
On Sunday, Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., listeners across the country will be treated to an exceptional musical experience. Eight concerts will be broadcast from eight cities chosen for the vitality of their arts scenes and their specific musical traditions. Read More »
Posted on Oct 24, 2011 9:54:53 AM
The Current host Anna Maria Tremonti joins Rewind host Michael Enright in this week's special episode, which will be exploring CBC's coverage of politics over its 75 years. Read More »
Posted on Oct 24, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Dianne Buckner has established herself as a skilled interviewer, writer, and producer, and an accomplished speaker. She has reported on entrepreneurs for two decades and is part of the business news team at CBC. Read More »
Posted on Oct 24, 2011 6:00:00 AM
CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Museum of Civilization will host their last From Headlines to History public forum on Thursday, exploring the cultural legacy of Expo 67. Curator Alan Elder will be joined by Mark Starowicz and Simon Durivage. Read More »
Posted on Oct 24, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Check out a 1971 two-page advertisement promoting the lineup on CBC Television. "TV isn't what it used to be ... it's better on CBC," the advertisement states. Read More »
Posted on Oct 23, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Things are hopping at a new Playboy Club in Montreal -- Canada's first, and in this The Way It Is clip from Oct. 1, 1967, a CBC reporter talks with Bunny Sonja Jensen, as well as a Bunny "den mother" and Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner. Read More »
Posted on Oct 22, 2011 6:00:00 AM
On Oct. 13, the Canadian War Museum joined with CBC/Radio-Canada to host Canada's Military: Its Role at Home, a discussion surrounding the role of the armed forces within Canada. The presentation was part of From Headlines to History. Read More »
Posted on Oct 21, 2011 11:09:25 AM
Our special programming is ramping up as we approach the big day on November 2 - CBC's official 75th anniversary. CBC Television, CBC Radio and CBC.ca are will be offering a range of special programming as we reach the culmination of the 75 days of programming countdown. Read More »
Posted on Oct 21, 2011 10:32:11 AM
"Basically I can't draw," Margaret Atwood tells CBC's Peter Gzowski as she illustrates a few of her cartoon characters in this clip from 90 Minutes Live in 1978. The accomplished writer is also a cartoonist for This Magazine. Using the pseudonym Bart Gerrard. Read More »
Posted on Oct 21, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This print ad was used in the early 1970s to advertise CBC's sports programming. "Whatever your favourite sport ... CBC Radio/TV", the ad states, illustrating a variety of different competitions that CBC had established a reputation for covering. Read More »
Posted on Oct 20, 2011 6:00:00 AM
For 32 years, Ernie Coombs played Mr. Dressup and opened the doors to a world of imagination when he lifted the lid on his famous Tickle Trunk and shared in the antics of his faithful puppet friends Casey and Finnegan. Read More »
Posted on Oct 19, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Alex Tavshunsky has been drawing courtroom illustrations for the news media from 1993. Many of his court illustrations have been created for CBC TV newscasts. Read More »
Posted on Oct 18, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This week's special episode of Rewind will look at how CBC Radio has covered issues about and of concern to aboriginal people. Host Michael Enright will be joined be guest co-host Darrell Dennis. Read More »
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 10:17:59 AM
MacIntyre joined CBC Television Halifax as a current affairs story editor/journalist for Here Today in 1976. Soon after, he was given his own show and he hosted for three seasons, the regional current affairs program The MacIntyre File. Read More »
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Check out a 1996 issue of the CBC Radio Program Guide. The November 1996 edition includes an invitation to CBC's 60th anniversary events and a list of schedule events. Read More »
Posted on Oct 16, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Canada looks more like a police state than a democracy eight days after the kidnapping of British Trade Commissioner James Cross. On Parliament Hill a reporter confronts Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau: "What is it with all these men and guns around here?" How far will the prime minister extend law and order? Just watch him. Read More »
Posted on Oct 15, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa has opened a new exhibition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of CBC/Radio-Canada. CBC/Radio-Canada: 75 Years of Bringing Canadians Together features video and artifacts from CBC's history. Read More »
Posted on Oct 14, 2011 10:34:05 AM
On This is That, nothing is off limits - not politics, business, culture, justice, science nor religion. If it's relevant to Canadians, hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring are committed to finding out the this and the that of the story. Read More »
Posted on Oct 14, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In this illuminating 1969 interview, Neil Young discusses the bitter end of Buffalo Springfield, the "dirty" music industry, groupies and his recording process as a solo musician. He also alludes to using the "live" method of recording on his next album. Read More »
Posted on Oct 14, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This ad from December 1970 shows The National anchors of the time Lloyd Robertson and George Finstad. The two anchors brought viewers "up to the minute reports from the CBC's world-wide web of newsrooms and correspondents," the ad states. Read More »
Posted on Oct 13, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Two of CBC/Radio-Canada's reporters will be at the Canadian War Museum on Thursday to talk about covering the Canadian military's role at home. Read More »
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 8:42:57 AM
For three hours a day, five days a week - for 15 years - millions tuned in to CBC Radio's Morningside and Peter Gzowski. Despite Gzowski's disheveled appearance, this beloved radio host cast his folksy charm across the country. Read More »
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This split screen shows a costume design and then what the character ended up actually looking like. The costume is for Volpone, which broadcast on CBC in December 1969 Read More »
Posted on Oct 11, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Eleanor Wachtel joins Michael Enright on Rewind this week to look at how CBC Radio has nurtured a Canadian voice in literature. Read More »
Posted on Oct 10, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Shelagh Rogers is a veteran broadcast-journalist. She has hosted This Morning and Sounds Like Canada. Around 1985, she began reading listener mail on the late Peter Gzowski's show Morningside and became an instant hit. Read More »
Posted on Oct 10, 2011 6:00:00 AM
While Royal Canadian Air Farce's knack for send-ups of politicians, pundits, and plebeians alike kept audiences laughing out loud for almost four decades, the troupe's own story has gone untold. Until now. Read More »
Posted on Oct 10, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Radio demonstrations drew huge audiences in the early 1920s. Both Canada and the U.S. had established commercial stations and had scheduled broadcasts but most of the content on both sides of the border was American. Read More »
Posted on Oct 9, 2011 6:00:00 AM
On March 11, 1977 Iggy Pop, a singer synonymous with a new musical movement called punk rock, joins CBC host Peter Gzowski for an interview. Iggy Pop is wearing black dress pants and a beige blazer but he's forgotten his dress shirt. He's also forgotten his manners and Gzowski's name. Read More »
Posted on Oct 8, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The Tragically Hip is one of Canada's favourite bands, selling out arenas with music powered by driving guitars and thoughtful lyrics. In this 1999 interview Gord Downie tells CBC reporter Laurie Brown it took just one rehearsal before the band felt like a success. Read More »
Posted on Oct 7, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Debuting in 1971, This Country in the Morning broke new ground in CBC Radio morning programming, running a record three hours long. Host Peter Gzowski described This Country in the Morning as a show of conversation. Read More »
Posted on Oct 6, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Hockey Night In Canada has been a national institution since 1952, when Foster Hewitt's familiar "Hello, Canada!" ushered hockey fans into the era of television. HNIC has since become the longest running and most influential sports program in Canadian history. Read More »
Posted on Oct 5, 2011 11:03:45 AM
For busy housewives in postwar Canada, Kate Aitken's singsong voice was a welcome diversion from their everyday duties. Three days a week, Mrs. A shared advice on cooking, child care and fashion and offered a perspective on women and politics. Read More »
Posted on Oct 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Reach for the Top pitted Canada's brightest high school students against each other in a question and answer game. Topics that ranged from the classics to popular culture, from history to mathematics Read More »
Posted on Oct 4, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Last Thursday CBC/Radio-Canada foreign correspondents and experts at the Canadian War Museum got together to discuss how news is brought to Canadians from the front as part of the From Headlines to History series. Read More »
Posted on Oct 3, 2011 11:01:29 AM
This week's episode of Rewind will look at the neighbourhoods, towns, cities and provinces that we call home as part of a special series looking at CBC's 75 years of history. Host Michael Enright will be joined by Peter Brown for the Oct. 6 episode. Read More »
Posted on Oct 3, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Entertainer to many, agitator to some. Love him or hate him, Don Cherry is a national icon and a hockey original. Every week on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, Cherry gives his sometimes inflammatory views on the world of hockey. Read More »
Posted on Oct 3, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This brochure was created for CBC/Radio-Canada's 50th anniversary in 1986. The short document is mostly aimed at advertisers, but provides an interesting snapshot of the state of CBC/Radio-Canada 25 years ago. Read More »
Posted on Oct 2, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Some scenes of Terry Fox's run are so familiar they are almost iconic. But you probably haven't seen this long-lost interview with the legendary runner. In 2005, the CBC rediscovered a Terry Fox tape listed simply as "Near Corner Brook." The original tape was not catalogued in the national system, and only resurfaced 25 years later. Read More »
Posted on Oct 1, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This weekend, CBC/Radio-Canada will join in the country's signature annual cultural event - and celebrate its 75th anniversary bringing the art of broadcasting to Canadians - with special events and unique, once-in-a-lifetime programming. Read More »
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 11:29:29 AM
In 1966, CBC Television invited some of North America's greats blues performers to gather in a Toronto studio and record performances together and individually. The session lasted over three days and the results were originally televised as a 90-minute special of the CBC series, Festival. Read More »
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This advertisement from 1965, depicts a laughing Larry Mann declaring that he's "a furious booster for Wayne and Shuster" and other comedy programming on CBC Television. Mann had been a CBC personality since 1953. Read More »
Posted on Sep 29, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Mary Lou Finlay established herself as one of Canada's best-known journalists. Finlay began hosting a CBC Ottawa television magazine in 1970, three years after she graduated from the University of Ottawa. She first came to national attention in 1975. Read More »
Posted on Sep 28, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This title card was used for the children's program Butternut Square, which aired on CBC from 1964-1967. The show starred Ernie Coombs, who played Mr. Dressup. The character would go on to become one of the best known-names in children's programming. Read More »
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 6:00:00 AM
He adored Arrowroot cookies, Barbra Streisand and animals. He abhorred sunlight, the stage and airplanes. Eccentric, genius, solitary, head-strong, hypochondriac, virtuoso... all describe Glenn Herbert Gould, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Read More »
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Two of CBC/Radio-Canada's foreign correspondents will be at the Canadian War Museum on Thursday to talk about their experience reporting in countries in conflict. War Correspondents: News from the Front is part of the From Headlines to History series. Read More »
Posted on Sep 27, 2011 6:00:00 AM
As part of CBC/Radio-Canada's 75th anniversary festivities, more than 30 locations across the country will host open houses on Oct. 1. If you've wondered what it's like to work in the media or what state-of-the-art broadcast facilities look like - this is your chance to come and find out first-hand Read More »
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 10:50:42 AM
Q host Jian Ghomeshi will act as co-host on the Sept. 26 episode of Rewind to look at arts and entertainment programming over CBC's 75 year history. Read More »
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Versatile reporter Julie Van Dusen has worked for CBC in Ottawa on Parliament Hill for nearly 20 years. Her reports are seen on CBC News Network, The National and CBC supper hour shows across the country. Read More »
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This document was produced in 1968 to show the state of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in that year. The booklet includes numerous pictures of CBC personalities and programming - many from behind the scenes and which are now rarely seen today. Read More »
Posted on Sep 25, 2011 6:00:00 AM
It is one of the most confrontational conversations in CBC Radio's history. Barbara Frum, one of Canada's most respected broadcasters, got on the phone with Charles Manson follower and eco-terrorist Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme's roommate Sandra Good for a now infamous exchange. Read More »
Posted on Sep 24, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Singer Rosemary Clooney appeared on the CBC Television variety series Chrysler Festival in 1957. The Chrysler Festival was a variety miniseries that aired in 1957 and featured several concerts that were broadcast on television. Read More »
Posted on Sep 23, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This Quirks & Quarks advertisement was used in 1976 during the '75-'76 season of the radio series, which was the first season of the show. "You don't have to have a PhD to be interested in science," said David Suzuki, the first host of the program, which aired on Oct. 8, 1975. Read More »
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 1:31:03 PM
Born in the Toronto neighbourhood of Rosedale, Timothy Findley began his career in the arts studying ballet and later became a successful actor. He appeared on stage in the 1950s at the Stratford Festival and also made numerous appearances on CBC Television. Read More »
Posted on Sep 21, 2011 6:00:00 AM
On Sept. 25, 2011 legendary pianist Glenn Gould would've marked his 79th birthday. To commemorate this anniversary, CBC will release a comprehensive DVD collection - Glenn Gould on Television: The Complete CBC Broadcasts. Read More »
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 1:24:16 PM
From Headlines to History, a conference series organized as part of CBC/Radio-Canada's 75th anniversary celebrations, kicked off last Thursday evening at the Canadian Museum of Civilization with with a discussion focused on Hockey: The Game, The Glory. Read More »
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 10:02:32 AM
This costume sketch was used for a the 1975 production of the Nutcracker, which aired on Dec. 17, 1975. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet production was produced by Norman Campbell and aired on Musicamera. Read More »
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 6:00:00 AM
CBC Radio's history of sports coverage will be the theme Rewind host Michael Enright and special guest host Robin Brown tackle on Sept. 22. Read More »
Posted on Sep 19, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Bob McDonald has been communicating science internationally through television, radio, print and live presentations for more than 30 years. Although he doesn't have a formal background in science - his academic background includes studies in theatre, English and philosophy - his career took a scientific turn when he got a job at the Ontario Science Centre. Read More »
Posted on Sep 19, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This April 1959 issue of the CBC Times features a Glenn Gould cover story. The article highlights the career of the young Canadian concert pianist, who at 25 was already in such demand, he was scheduled to play 65 concerts by the end of the season. Read More »
Posted on Sep 18, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Beyond Reason provided a psychic take on Front Page Challenge. Armed only with a birth chart, a handwriting sample and a personal possession, the panel tries to guess the identity of hidden guests. Read More »
Posted on Sep 17, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Throughout his career, Paul Anka has worked with the CBC on various productions - from 1965's Chateau Laurier Presents Paul Anka to Paul Anka: RSVP in 2003. Read More »
Posted on Sep 16, 2011 6:00:00 AM
CBC is for Lovers, this advertisement proclaims.The ad was used in the 1960s and this particular one was part of a series of similar themed advertisements that were published in Chatelaine magazine. Read More »
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 6:00:00 AM
From the '60s to the '90s, Adrienne Clarkson was a CBC journalist and a celebrated television personality. Engaged with current affairs, she demystified a variety of social issues while presenting balanced ideas from across the ideological spectrum. Read More »
Posted on Sep 14, 2011 6:00:00 AM
22 Minutes has been a long-time favourite by CBC viewers. So many will be surprised to find out the beloved series was never meant to go beyond six episodes. "22 Minutes was never supposed to be a series," says original cast member Rick Mercer. "It's one of the few TV shows were there wasn't any mechanism in place for it to become a series." Read More »
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 2:51:02 PM
To mark CBC's 75th anniversary, experts from the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum, will be joined by CBC/Radio-Canada personalities to take part in the series Headlines to History. Read More »
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 12:01:02 PM
The time period is 1856 to 1864. The United States coveted our land. Britain had no stomach to fight for us. And on this stage, lit by the threat of war and the brutality of abandonment, two men, each profoundly committed to his own view of the country, battle to dominate the shape of our future. Read More »
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 11:36:09 AM
This graphic was used on the children's series Mr. Dressup. Mr. Dressup would frequently draw pictures on his drawing board to tell stories or to play a game with one of his visiting friends. The show was produced by CBC Television from 1967-1996 Read More »
Posted on Sep 13, 2011 9:45:24 AM
Shift host Tom Allen joins Michael Enright on the Sept. 15 episode of Rewind to look at music over CBC's 75 year history. Read More »
Posted on Sep 12, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Anna Maria Tremonti has spent much of her career roaming the country and the world for the CBC. Her hosting gig on The Current marked her return to radio after 19 years with CBC TV, including nine years where she was a foreign correspondent for The National. Read More »
Posted on Sep 12, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Want to know how to pitch a radio news story in 1956? These pages come from the style guide published for freelancers wanting to submit stories to CBC News Roundup in the 1950s. The show was produced daily in Toronto and broadcast at 10 p.m. ET. Read More »
Posted on Sep 11, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Three Canadian friends in their 20s who moved to New York City together to find success as investment bankers. On Sept. 11, 2001, they were all near the World Trade Center during the shocking attacks on the twin towers. Read More »
Posted on Sep 10, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Oscar Peterson's dazzling technique combined with his swinging style made him one of the greatest and most influential jazz pianists in the world. Over the course of his life and his career, Peterson made numerous appearances on CBC/Radio-Canada. Read More »
Posted on Sep 9, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Front Page Challenge was on the air from 1957-1995. It was television's longest-running game show and became an axiom of Canadian television. The series featured a panel trying to guess a news story by asking a hidden guest a series of questions. Read More »
Posted on Sep 8, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Anne Murray auditioned for Singalong Jubilee on CBC-TV in 1964 but wasn't offered a part on the popular program. But, two years later, she auditioned again and was offered a spot on the show, which helped launch her career. Read More »
Posted on Sep 7, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This set sketch was used to conceptualize the opening monologue set-up for The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour. The variety show aired on CBC Television from 1970-71, and starred Lorne Michaels and Hart Pomerantz. Read More »
Posted on Sep 6, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Rewind host Michael Enright will be joined by Shelagh Rogers on the Sept. 8 episode of the show, which will be exploring some of the personalities who have graced the airwaves of CBC Radio. Read More »
Posted on Sep 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Mark Kelley is the host of Connect with Mark Kelley, a nightly news talk program on CBC News Network. He joined CBC in 1990 and has spent much of his career focusing on documentaries and investigative journalism. Read More »
Posted on Sep 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The CBC Programme Schedule includes a list of program highlights for the week of Oct. 1, 1939 and also summarizes CBC's plans for covering the emerging war crisis, at the onset of the Second World War. Read More »
Posted on Sep 4, 2011 6:00:00 AM
From eating disorders, drug abuse and racism to domestic violence, homosexuality and teen pregnancy, Degrassi Junior High isn't afraid to tackle touchy subjects, making it a favourite for fans and TV critics alike. Read More »
Posted on Sep 3, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Poet, musician, novelist, ladies' man, monk, actor - Leonard Norman Cohen is one of Canada's most influential cultural icons. Cohen has made numerous appearances on CBC/Radio-Canada and been the subject of countless interviews. Read More »
Posted on Sep 2, 2011 6:00:00 AM
It's a brave new world for TV, and the CBC is at the forefront. The Canadian broadcaster is part of Our World, the first global broadcast via satellite. Read More »
Posted on Sep 1, 2011 6:00:00 AM
For Lloyd Robertson, delivering the news has been a lifelong pursuit - and he started his television broadcasting career at CBC after initially working in radio. Read More »
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 9:48:07 AM
The Royal Canadian Mint is launching a commemorative quarter to honour the CBC/Radio-Canada's 75th anniversary. The 25-cent coin depicts a microphone specially created by CBC/Radio-Canada for the Royal Tour of 1939. Read More »
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 9:07:35 AM
An international correspondent's life can be exhilarating -- the travel, the adventure, the sense of being right in the middle of where it's all happening. But it can also be very risky, especially in a war zone. Read More »
Posted on Aug 30, 2011 6:00:00 AM
On the Sept. 1 episode of Rewind, host Michael Enright will be joined by Garvia Bailey to explore the theme of immigration and multiculturalism in Canada. Read More »
Posted on Aug 29, 2011 6:00:00 AM
A two-time Gemini Award nominee, Suhana Meharchand has hosted numerous CBC News programs. Many people will remember her as host of What's New, the CBC's news and current affairs program for youth. She is also heavily involved in the community. Read More »
Posted on Aug 29, 2011 6:00:00 AM
CBC producer Eithne Black received a Peabody Award for the 1979 production, The Longest Journey in the series called Open Circuit. It was CBC's first Peabody win - but it has received several since. Read More »
Posted on Aug 28, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In this 1978 CBC Radio Morningside interview, Foster Hewitt discusses his broadcasting style, his love of the game, and his dynamic career - including coining the phrase "he shoots, he scores." Read More »
Posted on Aug 27, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell performed on a 1968 CBC-TV special Our Kind of Crowd, which also featured Canadian group 3's A Crowd and Richard Pryor. Read More »
Posted on Aug 26, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In 1983, Dave Rosen drew a caricature of Peter Gzowski on a whim and sent it into the show. But Gzowski liked it so much that the rights to the cartoon were purchased by CBC so that it could be used on promotional material. Read More »
Posted on Aug 25, 2011 6:00:00 AM
When William Shatner was young, he's said all he wanted was to be an announcer on the CBC. But in the decades since he first appeared on CBC, Shatner has gone far beyond his home country -- and his home planet. Read More »
Posted on Aug 24, 2011 6:00:00 AM
John A: Birth of a Country is set to air on CBC Television on Sept. 19. It depicts two men, each profoundly committed to his own views, in an epic battle to dominate the shape of Canada's future. Read More »
Posted on Aug 23, 2011 8:15:00 AM
The Tommy Hunter Show had a 27-year run from 1965-1992 and featured Canadian and international country and western music stars. To many of his fans, Hunter was known as "Canada's Country Gentleman". Read More »
Posted on Aug 23, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The first episode of Rewind's special CBC 75th anniversary series will air on Aug. 25. Host Michael Enright will be joined by Carol Off, host of As It Happens, to look at the theme of celebration. Read More »
Posted on Aug 22, 2011 6:00:00 AM
David Suzuki is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster who explains the complexities of the natural sciences in a compelling and easily understood way. He is celebrating his 75th birthday this year too. Read More »
Posted on Aug 22, 2011 6:00:00 AM
As CBC marks its 75th anniversary, take a look back at what the public broadcaster was celebrating as it turned 40 in 1976. Read More »
Posted on Aug 21, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In the Wild West years of the digital revolution, people flame, shout and snub without ever even knowing it. So, as we see in this clip from CBC Television, those "clever internet cadets" have come up with "netiquette". Read More »
Posted on Aug 20, 2011 6:00:00 AM
A home video chronicling a young British Columbia boy's sheer determination was named the grand prize winner for best video submitted by the public for inclusion in the new CBC Television two-hour documentary 1 Day. Read More »
Posted on Aug 19, 2011 12:14:42 PM
CBC/Radio-Canada will turn 75 on Nov. 2 and is hosting 75 days of multi-platform programs and events to mark the occasion. Read More »
Posted on Aug 19, 2011 8:30:43 AM
Jefferson Airplane appears on Rock Scene Like It Is in October 1967. The special broadcast featured several musical performances, including the Doors, Dionne Warwick, Sergio Mendes, Brasil 66, Eric Andersen and a big band led by Don Thompson. Read More »
Posted on Aug 19, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In the spring of 1977 baseball fever was sweeping through Toronto. As the Toronto Blue Jays started their first season, CBLT - CBC Toronto - was marking its 25th season. This ad was included in promotional material handed out at the Jays games, including score books. Read More »
Posted on Aug 18, 2011 6:00:00 AM
As k.d. lang's music career was just beginning to take flight, she was also working as a member of the regular guest cast on Country West, which aired on CBC in 1986. Read More »
Posted on Aug 17, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This sketch was created by costume designers working on Royal Gambit. It shows the design of a costume to be worn by the Henry VIII character. Read More »
Posted on Aug 16, 2011 6:00:00 AM
An extraordinary event is coming to CBC Television on Sunday, Aug. 21, when the network airs the two-hour documentary special 1 Day. It provides a unique 24-hour snapshot of the country that captures moments of tension, triumph, longing and love. Read More »
Posted on Aug 16, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Wendy Mesley is an awarding-winning journalist who has covered many of the big political stories that have occurred in our country since the late-1970s. She currently hosts CBC Television's flagship news program The National on Sunday evenings. Read More »
Posted on Aug 15, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This season preview flyer was produced for the 1967-68 season, advertising the television programming that was scheduled to be available on CBC. Read More »
Posted on Aug 14, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Bill Cosby stops by Take 30 to chat with host Paul Soles in 1969. During the interview, with a cigar in hand, Cosby describes the pitfalls of sudden fame and professes a love for Air Canada. Read More »
Posted on Aug 13, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Winnipeg band, The Guess Who, worked as the house band of CBC-TV's Let's Go for two years beginning in 1967. They performed on a May 1968 CBC Show of the Week special, hosted by one of the CBC's first bona fide stars - Juliette. Read More »
Posted on Aug 12, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In celebration of CBC's 75th anniversary, MusicFest Vancouver is presenting a choral extravaganza that brings together some of the city's favourite and award-winning choral ensembles for a performance of Vancouver Sings. Read More »
Posted on Aug 11, 2011 11:36:42 AM
Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light festival in Gatineau, Que., is hosting a special show honouring the 75th anniversary of CBC/Radio-Canada on Saturday, Aug. 13. It includes a composition entirely pulled from CBC/Radio-Canada's archives. Read More »
Posted on Aug 11, 2011 10:26:10 AM
This ad was included CBC's final report on its coverage of the 1978 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Edmonton. The fluorescent orange and blue shirt, known as the "pizza shirt", was also worn by CBC employees during the Montreal Olympics in 1976. Read More »
Posted on Aug 11, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Alex Trebek might be known as the king of trivia but long before he became quizmaster for the legendary game show Jeopardy, Alex Trebek cut his teeth on CBC Radio and Television programs. He began his career at CBC in 1961. Read More »
Posted on Aug 10, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The award-winning Tabloid graphic is featured in the television section of the annual. It was produced by art director David Mackay for CBC Television. It was hosted by Dick MacDougal and weatherman Percy Saltzman. Read More »
Posted on Aug 9, 2011 6:00:00 AM
In celebration of CBC Radio's 75 years of existence, Rewind will be broadcasting a 12-part series that looks at CBC's evolution into one of the world's most respected public broadcasters. Read More »
Posted on Aug 9, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Evan Solomon is a two-time Gemini Award-winning journalist, who currently works as the anchor of CBC News Network's national political show, Power & Politics. Read More »
Posted on Aug 8, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This collection of memories was put together during the CBC's 50th anniversary in 1986. The document, entitled Behind the Scenes: Pioneers and Performers, stories of 12 individuals who worked with CBC during its early days of television of radio. Read More »
Posted on Aug 7, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This news story aired on CBC on Aug. 3, 1990, as the town attempts to draw Star Trek fans in an attempt to boost Vulcan's tourism industry. Two thousands pairs of Vulcan ears have been ordered. T-shirts with Vulcan logos have been printed and local bars are serving Romulan Ale. Read More »
Posted on Aug 6, 2011 6:00:00 AM
American entertainer and pianist Liberace appeared on Chrysler Festival on CBC-TV on April 17, 1957, accompanied by his brother, violinist George Liberace. The Chrysler Festival was a variety miniseries that aired in 1957 and featured several live concerts that were broadcast on television. Read More »
Posted on Aug 5, 2011 6:00:00 AM
This advertisement ran in January 1969. It promotes public affairs programming on CBC Television and features the personalities and hosts from several of CBC's major shows of the era, labeling them as The Informers. Read More »
Posted on Aug 4, 2011 6:00:00 AM
A 15-year-old Michael J. Fox played Jamie on the CBC sitcom Leo and Me. The series focused on the misadventures of Jamie and his uncle Leo - with Leo using his charm and Jamie using his quick-mind to keep ahead of too much trouble. Read More »
Posted on Aug 3, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The Second World War was the era in CBC's history that it most closely functioned as an arm of government. The features department in Halifax was charged with the presentation of propaganda and information broadcasts for the duration of the war. Read More »
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 6:00:00 AM
The Forest Rangers was the first Canadian television show produced entirely in colour. The show focused on a group of Junior Rangers who take over an abandoned fort near the village of Indian River in northern Ontario. Read More »
Posted on Aug 2, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Since the mid-1970s, Nancy Wilson has interviewed Canada's leading politicians, key international political players and a long list of celebrities. She started at CBC on The Journal and has since hosted many programs on CBC Newsworld and CBC News Now. Read More »
Posted on Aug 1, 2011 6:00:00 AM
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
July 1, 1958 marked a major milestone for CBC as the completion of the microwave network made Canada the country with the longest television network in the world. Just 31 years after a radio broadcast was heard across the country, the technological wonder - known as the "electronic skyway" - was sending television signals from coast-to-coast in just a 1/50th of a second. Read More »
Posted on Jun 28, 2011 9:44:59 AM
Rene Levesque joined Radio-Canada International in the 1940s and became the head of radio-television news in 1952. Working for the French-language section of Radio-Canada International, he served as a war correspondent during the Korean War. Read More »
Posted on Jun 20, 2011 2:25:51 PM
From 1939 to 1945 Canadian soldiers, sailors and air force personnel lived and died in lands far from home. CBC Radio was one of the few links friends and family in Canada had to their loved ones abroad. Through reports from the front, dramatizations and direct greetings from soldiers, CBC revealed what life on the battlefront was like. Read More »
Posted on Jun 20, 2011 11:13:03 AM
Why is CBC doing the project? This year marks CBC/Radio-Canada's 75th anniversary. For 75 years, CBC has enabled Canadians to share each other's stories and get a glimpse into each other's lives. The documentary unit wanted to celebrate that... Read More »
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 12:44:30 PM
On any ordinary day in Canada, extraordinary things happen. Canadians have remarkable stories to tell. And for the past 75 years, the CBC has enabled us to share those stories with each other. This year, we celebrate this rich... Read More »
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 12:43:49 PM
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