Jack Curran (broadcaster)
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Comment: Hi Mickeyd20,#The way you've cited offline sources is quite good. If you're only using a sentence or two of the source, it would be very helpful if you added the original in quotation marks at the end of the reference. See how I did the Montreal Gazette of September 14, 1984 for an example. You can't use this technique if you're using paragraphs or pages of the source, as quoting that much would run afoul of copyright. Author (if credited) and article title are two other things you could add to help reviewers who may search newspaper databases to which you do not have access.#You've listed all your sources as general references. It would be much easier to evaluate the draft if you switched to inline citations. Again see how I turned the Montreal Gazette of September 14, 1984 into an inline citation. Doing so also reveals text-source integrity problems. The draft says "first prime-time movie host in Montreal", but the source says "host of Channel 12's first movie series" which isn't quite the same. To fully support the draft's text you would need to cite a further source saying making clear that Channel 12's movie series was the first.#Wikipedia has a house style, described in Wikipedia:Manual of Style. Drafts don't have to follow it in order to get approved, but it might help. The most glaring ways in which the draft deviates from the guidelines:##Biographies should be written in chronological, rather than reverse-chronological order.##The name "Jack" should not appear after the first sentence. After the first mention use only "Curran". ##Be sure to write in a formal tone. An aside like "(yes, the Edsel)" would be fine when speaking to a live audience, but isn't suitable when writing for an encyclopedia.##TV show, movie, and newspaper names should be italicized instead of being in double quotes.##The draft should be divided into a short introduction that summarizes the article (the lede) and a body titled ==Biography==.:If you would like to study examples of very good biographies of TV broadcasters, see Peter Jennings and Shah Rukh Khan. --Worldbruce (talk) 08:44, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- Comment: Please include independent and reliable sources. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 01:50, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
John (Jack) Bernard Curran (November 11, 1932 - July 9, 2003) was a [Presenter|Canadian broadcaster]. Curran was a well known Montreal television and radio host, actor, narrator and freelance commercial announcer. His career spanned 50 years. He worked for radio stations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
Early life and education
Curran was born in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. He attended school in Saint John.[1]
Career in broadcasting
Early career
Curran started his professional career in 1948 at the age of 16, working in New Brunswick for CFBC in Saint John and for CKMR Newcastle. In 1952 he began working at CJCH Halifax, and from 1953 to 1954 he was a staff announcer at CFRA Ottawa.[1]
In 1954 Curran took a job as staff announcer at CJAD-Radio in Montreal; he also presented television commercials for DuPont of Canada during Father Knows Best and for Dow Brewery. During this period Curran acted in leading roles on CBC-TV: Shoestring Theatre and Dorchester Theatre.
In 1958 Curran began working freelance, commuting from Montreal to New York and Toronto. He was selected national spokesman for Kool Cigarettes, Instantine Headache Pills, Edsel cars on the Ed Sullivan Show and The CBS Morning News.[1] In 1961 he became the first prime-time movie host in Montreal on the new CFCF-TV.[2]
In 1966 Curran worked as a freelance newscaster-writer on CJAD radio. He was a staff announcer for CFCF-TV and hosted daily talk show: In Town from 1966 to 1972.[3] He was back-up weekday anchorman and weekend regular weekend anchorman for Pulse News from 1967 to 1972. He hosted The Telethon of Stars for its first five years on CFCF-TV, a radiothon for cystic fibrosis on CFCF-AM for three years, and a radiothon in aid of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia)on CFQR. Beginning in 1970, Curran hosted the nationally syndicated TV travel show Travel 86 for sixteen years. [4] He was also a sportscaster for Grand Prix Wrestling from 1971 to 1975.[2][5]
Curran provided commentary for the station's midday movie in 1973.[6] He also announced the winners of the monthly million dollar Lotto Canada draws from locations all over Canada. In 1978 he wrote a weekly travel column for the newspaper Sunday Express. From 1978-83 he was on air with CFQR-FM with the top-rated The Jack Curran Show from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily and freelanced as a weatherman on CFCF-TV, actor and commercial announcer.
Later career
In 1983 Curran took on the role of program director for CFCF-AM,[7] while continuing to freelance for television. In 1984 Curran accepted an executive role as vice-president of marketing for CFCF-AM, and hosted The Jack Curran Show, daily from 9:00 a.m. to l2:00 noon. In 1985 Curran became vice-president of public relations for CFCF-AM and CFQR-FM. However, later that year he was let go when the station reduced staff.[8]
Curran was soon hired as the weatherman for CJAD, as well as writing and reading news on CKGM in Montreal on occasion. He hosted a show at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel with comedian Andre Phillippe Gagnon. As a consultant for media and marketing in Montreal radio and TV, he wrote, produced, directed and voiced video presentations for various clients.[9] He also hosted game and panel shows Little White Lie, Four of a Kind; was V/O announcer for Pay Cards, Excuse My French, It's Your Move, Julie and Caf Conc, all on the CTV network.[1]
From 1989 to 1998, Curran was the morning radio host on CFCF 600 radio in Montreal.[1]
Other professional activities
Curran acted in a number of films, including Days of Hope, Willie Grows Up and various National Film Board releases. Later he had roles in Gas and Visiting Hours. He also worked on stage in Sabrina, The Rainmaker and The Ladie's not for Burning, for the Montreal Repertory Theatre.
Curran acted as MC and Toastmaster for the Montreal Sports Celebrity Dinner for twelve years. He also MC'd in both official languages at public functions, including the Olympic Ball, Le Bal des Enfants du Monde, the Cedars Cancer Aid Golf Tournament, The Province of Quebec Society for Crippled Children Media Tournament, The Alouettes-Concordes Alumnus Tournament and many charitable events. He was also a guest speaker at meetings of various groups and societies.
Retirement and death
In 1998 Curran retired to Cornwall Ontario. He died on July 9, 2003 in Ottawa, Ontario of complications due to Cancer.[10][11]
Personal
Curran married Shirley Dinan in Newcastle, New Brunswick in 1951. The couple had four children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "BROADCASTER JACK CURRAN". by Alan Hustak, The Gazette, Montreal, July 10, 2003, Page A7
- ^ a b Patric Laprade; Bertrand Hebert (14 March 2013). Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. ECW Press. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-77090-296-1.
- ^ BMI: The Many Worlds of Music. Broadcast Music, Inc. 1971. p. 22.
- ^ CFCF-12 "Travel '73 - Denmark", CTV Montreal website, 1973, "Host Jack Curran takes us on a visit to Denmark"
- ^ Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. July 2003. p. 17.
- ^ "TV and Radio". Montreal Gazette, September 6, 1973. L. Ian MacDonald
- ^ Mike Boone "TV & Radio", Montreal Gazette. January 17, 1983. "CFCF Radio ... has appointed Jack Curran"
- ^ Lucinda Chodan. "Big Names Axed In Radio Stations' Purge". Montreal Gazette August 3, 1985
- ^ L. Ian MacDonald. "TV & Radio: Briefly". Montreal Gazette. September 14, 1984. "Curran was host of Channel 12's first movie series ... beginning in 1961."
- ^ The Globe and mail, Quebec edition, Tuesday, September 23, 2003, Obituaries, Page R5
- ^ "Jack CURRAN". The Gazette, Montreal, July 12, 2003, (family placed obituary)