CBC News Magazine (later known as Newsmagazine) was a weekly Canadian news television series which debuted on CBC Television on September 8, 1952. The series presented the week's international news highlights and documentaries from CBC correspondents around the world. It ran until 1981 when it was cancelled in order to make way for The Journal.
| CBC News Magazine | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Newsmagazine |
| Genre | News |
| Presented by | Gordon Burwash (Toronto) Norman DePoe Ken Mason Michael Maclear Stanley Burke (London) Tom Gould (Far East) David Levy (Moscow) Peter Reilly (United Nations) Phil Calder (Bonn) James Minifie and Knowlton Nash (Washington, D.C.) Peter Kent |
| Narrated by | Lorne Greene (early years) |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Don Cameron (1960-66) Tim Kotcheff (1976-77) George James (1977-79) Trina McQueen (1979-80) Ann Medina (1980-81) |
| Producers | John Lant Harry Rasky David Marcus Roland (1961-64) Murray Hunter (1964-66) William Harcourt (1966-73) Tim Kotcheff (1973-76) George James (1976-78) Tom Leach (1978-81) Tony Hillman (1978-81) Jim Bittermann Peter Rehak (1978-80) Peter Kent (1975-78) |
| Editors | Gunnar Rugheimer Stanley Clinton Harry Rasky Arla Saare Joan Barstead Michael Maclear |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | September 8, 1952 – 1981 |
Lorne Greene, then an announcer and newsreader for the CBC, was narrator for the series in its early years. It was hosted by the anchor of The National from the 1970s until its demise.
External links
edit- Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series (CBC News Magazine archived listing link via archive.org)
- Newsmagazine from the Canadian Communications Foundation
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