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
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
Adrienne Clarkson, Moses Znaimer and Paul Soles pose for a Take 30 photo shoot in the 1960s. Take 30 was afternoon TV for homemakers, but it assumed women's interests went beyond recipes and child rearing. Read More »
Posted on Oct 28, 2011 6:00:00 AM
Mike Duffy reports on-location for a 1980 segment. Born in Prince Edward Island, Duffy has been a fixture in Canadian political journalism since the 1970s. He was with CBC until 1988, when he began working for CTV. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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