CBC 75th Anniversary

Yours to Celebrate

Thanks for celebrating with us

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.
CBC sparks star careers

Many famous actors, politicians and prominent figures in Canadian life got their start at CBC.
A history of covering conflict

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.
Our Native Land

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."
Kids in the Hall

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.
Everything you ever wanted to know ...

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.
Knowlton Nash: Microphone Wars

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.
The Friendly Giant

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.
Establishing a cultural legacy

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.
Canada's voice on the airwaves

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.

CBC 75th Anniversary

Thanks for celebrating with us

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.

CBC sparks star careers

Many famous actors, politicians and prominent figures in Canadian life got their start at CBC.

A history of covering conflict

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.

Our Native Land

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."

Kids in the Hall

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.

Everything you ever wanted to know ...

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.

Knowlton Nash: Microphone Wars

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.

The Friendly Giant

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.

Establishing a cultural legacy

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.

Canada's voice on the airwaves

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.