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Norman DePoe

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Norman DePoe
Born(1917-05-04)May 4, 1917
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 1980(1980-03-13) (aged 62)
OccupationReporter
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
University of Toronto
SpouseNon-fiction

Norman DePoe (4 May 1917 - 13 March 1980), was a reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for eight years in the 1960s covering national and international affairs.[1]

Born in Portland, Oregon, he arrived in Canada at age 6, attended the University of British Columbia and then the University of Toronto after serving "as a signals corps captain in Italy and northwest Europe during WWII."[1] After joining the CBC news service in 1948 he was a creator of its television news broadcast in the following decade,[1] and a household name. "He set standards that proved enduring"[1] though his fame was primarily in the 1960s[1][2] and he died a decade later at age 63.

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Douglas Marshall. "Norman Reade DePoe". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Also note CBC Archive broadcast by Defoe "The Great Canadian Flag Debate" at youtube, retrieved February 7, 2012