The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday evenings and repeated Friday afternoons for 8 weeks in the fall of 1978.A short series of interviews with Canadians who were successful outside their own country. Guests included Susan Clark, Monty Hall, Sharon Acker, Norman Jewison, Bill Glenn, John Kemeny, and Ted Kotcheff. Written by […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Monday to Thursday afternoons for six weeks in the autumn of 1978.This half hour program looked at the regional roots of Canada’s best writers. For instance, the Toronto program featured Margaret Atwood, Robertson Davies and Marion Engel. The Winnipeg show featured Heather Robertson and Ken Mitchell. […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Late night variety show. Host: Paul Soles. Executive Producer, Alex Frame. Aired weeknights from 11:45-12:45 a.m., 18 Sep 1978 to 26 Jan 1979. Written by John Corcelli – April, 2002
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1979 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekday afternoons during the summer of 1978 and 1979. This one-hour talk show was produced in Halifax for two weeks, followed by a broadcast from St. John’s for two weeks. It featured regional talent and was broadcast across the entire network. The Halifax programs […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1970 to 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired weekdays at 1:30 PM from September 1970 to September, 1971Max Ferguson never did much television during his long career at the CBC. This half hour show was an exception. It was an eclectic mix of sitcom, talk and do-it-yourself all rolled into one.Ferguson played […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Wednesday nights from June 1 to July 13, 1977. This half hour program was an English version of Ce coin de terre (This Corner of the World), produced by Radio-Canada. The series was about Canada’s multiculturalism and centred on communities or clusters of different cultures. The […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Sundays, at various times, from October 1977 to August, 1980. Aired Saturdays from October 1981 to July 1982. This half hour program took full advantage of the televised proceedings in Canada’s House of Commons. Question period footage was often used to supplement reports on […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 to 1978 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Saturday afternoons from September 1977 to March 1978.This series of 19 shows featured the best of Canadian college football and basketball.The autumn segments included the Canadian College Bowl in November while the winter segments were devoted to basketball. Doug Sanders, Steve Armitage and Whit […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Friday nights from April 8 to July 22, 1977. This music program was hosted by Marg Osburne, the unpretentious singer from the hit show Don Messer’s Jubilee. Produced in Halifax, the program showcased talent from Atlantic Canada and featured the usual roster of guests including John […]
Network: CBC Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Aired Thursday nights from May 26 to August 4, 1977. This half hour public affairs program, was hosted by Mary Lou Finlay and Dan Turner. They presented a mix of documentary reports and studio interviews, generally about national issues. Subjects included censorship and obscenity laws, the Royal […]