CBC in History

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Events in Film & TV

  • 1936-11-02 The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is established
  • 1954-09-16 CKLW TV channel 9 in Windsor, ON (CBC) begins broadcasting
  • 1995-12-12 CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31

Birthdays in Film & TV

  • 1908-06-12 Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian television pioneer and president of the CBC, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1988)
  • 1909-06-20 Robert Marley, Jamaican cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres), born in Half Way Tree, Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1995)
  • 1968-02-01 Sean Millington, Canadian football fullback (Grey Cup 1994, 2000; BC Lions) and broadcaster (cfl.ca and CBC), born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Deaths in Film & TV

  • 1988-12-20 Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian television pioneer and president of the CBC, dies at 80
  • 1995-05-13 Robert Marley, Jamaican cricketer (WICBC pres 1971-74, Jamaican capt 1946), dies at 85
  • 2008-01-19 Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (b. 1936)