Knowlton Nash
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Cyril Knowlton Nash, O.C., O.Ont. (born November 18, 1927, Toronto, Ontario) was the former and long-serving senior anchor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's flagship news program, The National.
As a 12-year old, Nash was a newspaper boy selling the Toronto Star and Toronto Telegram at the corner of Bathurst and Eglinton for three cents a copy.[link] Nash began his career working for The Globe and Mail in the 1940s before becoming an editor with British United Press in Canada. He moved to the United States where he worked as the information officer for the International Federation of Agricultural Producers. In the 1960s, he returned to journalism first as a freelance reporter and then as the CBC's Washington, D.C. correspondent and covered stories for the CBC such as the Cuban missile crisis and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He also interviewed Che Guevera and was one of the last reporters to interview Robert F. Kennedy[link].
He joined the CBC's management as head of news and information programming in 1968, and became anchor of The National following the departure of Peter Kent in 1978. During his tenure, the program expanded from 15 minutes to the first segment of an hourlong news package with The National being followed by The Journal, which featured interviews and documentaries.
In 1988, Nash offered to retire from his duties at The National in order to keep Peter Mansbridge from accepting an offer to host the morning news at the American network CBS. Nash left his position as CBC News' senior anchor and chief correspondent in 1988, yet remains active in Canadian journalism circles. He hosted various programs on CBC Newsworld in the 1990s. Nash officially retired from the CBC on November 28 1992 - his last official duty was anchoring The National[link]
In 1988, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Nash lives in Toronto with his wife, former CBC personality Lorraine Thomson, Thomson's daughter Francesca Mallin-Parker, her husband Fred Parker and their grandsons Jesse and Robert. Since his retirement he has written a number of books, including a history of the CBC.
In his late seventies, Nash is suffering from Parkinson's Disease which has affected his voice.[link]
On June 22, 2006, Nash accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Journalism Foundation[link]. He prepared a speech which was read by his wife, which included harsh words for the CBC, due to its planned simulcast of American network ABC's , which will bump The National back by one hour in Ontario and Quebec on Tuesday nights.
Bibliography
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1984), ISBN 0-7710-6700-3
- (Key Porter Books, 1986), ISBN 1-55013-005-6
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1987)), ISBN 0-7710-6703-8
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1990), ISBN 0-7710-6705-4
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1991), ISBN 0-7710-6708-9
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1994), ISBN 0-7710-6712-7
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1996), ISBN 0-7710-6734-8
- (McClelland and Stewart, 1998), ISBN 0-7710-6752-6
- (McClelland and Stewart, 2001), ISBN 0-7710-6774-7
External link
| Preceded by: Peter Kent | CBC The National anchor 1978-1988 | Followed by: Peter Mansbridge |
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