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Broadcaster Barbara Frum pioneered a tough interview style on CBC Radio's As it Happens and later on CBC Television's The Journal. Whether she was talking to Nelson Mandela, Harold Ballard or the grower of the world's biggest cabbage, Frum's unrelenting curiosity, her fearless search for the truth, and her empathy and humour made her one of Canada's most important broadcasters.
Program: The Journal
Broadcast Date: Nov. 21, 1989
Guest(s): Dasha Rishkov
Host: Barbara Frum
Duration: 9:47
Last updated: November 28, 2012
Page consulted on March 28, 2013
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Frum's legendary clash with the irascible sexist Harold Ballard.
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Barbara Frum's interview with Paul McCartney.
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Barbara Frum's famous interview with MacLaine.
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