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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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