Murray Howard Chercover (18 August 1929 – 3 July 2010) was a Canadian television producer and executive, particularly known as the president of the CTV Television Network from 1967 until 1990.
Murray Chercover | |
|---|---|
| Born | Murray Howard Chercover 18 August 1929 |
| Died | 3 July 2010 (aged 80) |
| Education | Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts |
| Spouse | Barbara Chercover |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editChercover was born in Montreal, Quebec, but moved with his family to Port Arthur, Ontario in his youth.[1][2] There in 1944, his first broadcast job was with radio station CFPA.[3]
Career
editFrom the late 1940s, Chercover worked in New York on various theatre and television projects. When CBC Television began in 1952, he returned to Toronto to produce and direct various programmes there including Space Command, General Motors Presents, On Camera and Ford's Playbill.[2]
Chercover left CBC for CFTO-TV in 1960 which became the flagship station for CTV when the network began in 1961. He became the network's president in 1967. He also served as its chief operating officer in 1967, its managing director from 1968, then chief executive officer from 1986. Chercover resigned from CTV in 1990.[2][4]
He died from pneumonia complications on 3 July 2010 at Hill House Hospice in Richmond Hill, Ontario.[3][5]
Awards and recognition
edit- 1986 - Canadian Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Gold Ribbon[3]
- 1988 - Canadian Film and Television Association Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal[3]
- 1990 - Banff World Television Festival Rockie Lifetime Achievement Award[3]
- 1991 - Broadcast Executives Society Achievement Award[6]
References
edit- ^ Who's who in Canada. Vol. 80. International Press Limited. 1989. ISBN 978-0-7715-3961-9. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b c Wedge, Pip (April 2007). "Chercover, Murray (1929-2010)". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Broadcasting pioneer Murray Chercover dead at 80". CTV News. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ McCreath, Ross; Wedge, Pip (June 2007). "CTV Television Network (summary)". Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Deaths: Murray Chercover (1929-2010)". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "BES Achievement Award". Broadcast Executives Society. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.