Sunday Morning (radio program)

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Sunday Morning
Genrenewsmagazine
Country of originCanada
Home stationCBC Radio
Hosted byBronwyn Drainie (1976-81)
Bruce Rogers (1976-77)
Warner Troyer (1977-79)
(1979-81)
Russ Patrick (1981-83)
Barbara Smith (1981-86)
Linden MacIntyre (1986-88)
Mary Lou Finlay (1988-94)
Ian Brown (1994-97)
Created byMark Starowicz
Recording studioToronto, Ontario
Original releaseNovember 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) – June 15, 1997 (1997-06-15)

Sunday Morning was a Canadian radio news and information program, which aired on CBC Radio One from 1976 to 1997.[1]

Created by producer Mark Starowicz as a "Sunday New York Times of the air",[2] the magazine style program was one of the highest-budget and highest-rated shows on CBC Radio during its run.[1] Although the program's centrepiece was radio documentaries,[3] the show also featured interviews, round table discussions, book reviews, arts reports, puzzles and various features designed to resemble an audio version of a high-end newspaper.[1]

History[]

The program was launched in 1976 with Bronwyn Drainie and Bruce Rogers as hosts.[2] Rogers was replaced after several months by Warner Troyer.[4]

In 1979, Troyer reduced his workload, continuing as a literary critic for the program but retiring as cohost;[5] he was succeeded by .[6]

Stuart McLean was associated with the show in its early years as a documentary reporter and producer.[7] He won an ACTRA Award in 1979 for "Operation White Knight", his Sunday Morning documentary about the Jonestown Massacre.[8]

For much of its run, comedian Nancy White contributed a weekly satirical song to the program.[9]

In 1981, the program won two ACTRA Awards, for Best Radio Program and Best Host or Interviewer in a Radio Program (Martin and Drainie).[10] That fall, Martin and Drainie were replaced by and , and the program was revamped so that it shared the same production staff as the weekday news program As It Happens.[11] McLean became the show's executive producer.[11] Patrick left the show in 1983 to join the staff of The Journal,[12] and Smith continued to host with a rotating stable of cohosts that included Eric Malling, Michael Enright, Christopher Thomas, Peter Benesh and Dale Goldhawk.[1]

Linden MacIntyre became sole host of the program in 1986.[13] He was succeeded by Mary Lou Finlay in 1988.[14] She left the series in 1994,[15] and was succeeded by Ian Brown, the show's final host.[1]

The series ended in 1997 after twenty years when CBC Radio merged Sunday Morning with Morningside to create the new morning series This Morning.[1] In 2000, the programming schedule was altered again and the Sunday morning block was made a separate program again as The Sunday Edition.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Going gently into that good night". The Globe and Mail, June 14, 1997.
  2. ^ a b "CBC radio launches blockbuster with Mackenzie King talking to ghosts". The Globe and Mail, November 6, 1976.
  3. ^ "Back to three hours on Sunday Morning". The Globe and Mail, September 8, 1990.
  4. ^ "McLean, Solway shows get the axe". The Globe and Mail, April 14, 1977.
  5. ^ "Show airs Russian jazz (Russian jazz?!)" The Globe and Mail, May 26, 1979.
  6. ^ "When does Sunday Morning start Tuesday". The Globe and Mail, July 14, 1979.
  7. ^ "Stuart McLean, longtime host of CBC Radio’s ‘Vinyl Cafe,’ has died". Toronto Star, February 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "CBC scores landslide in ACTRA awards" The Globe and Mail, April 5, 1979.
  9. ^ "Opera surprise winner". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 1978.
  10. ^ "Waxman, Establishment take Actras". The Globe and Mail, April 4, 1981.
  11. ^ a b "CBC marriage works, as it happens". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 1981.
  12. ^ "Patrick leaving The Journal". The Globe and Mail, April 11, 1985.
  13. ^ "CBC's Sunday Morning gets new host Aug. 24". Montreal Gazette, June 10, 1986.
  14. ^ "Finlay leaves Journal for radio". The Globe and Mail, September 23, 1988.
  15. ^ "CBC Radio to revamp Sunday Morning". The Globe and Mail, March 12, 1994.
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