Jim Munson
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Jim Munson | |
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| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| In office December 10, 2003 – July 14, 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Jean Chrétien |
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Succeeded by | Ian Shugart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1946 Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | Liberal (until 2014) Independent Liberal (2014-2019) Progressive Senate Group (2019-2021) |
Jim Munson (born July 14, 1946) is a former Canadian Senator and retired journalist.
Jim Munson was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, although spent most of his childhood in Campbellton. His father was a minister in the United Church of Canada.[1]
In 1960, his father transferred to St. Lambert United Church in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. As a result, the family relocated to Saint-Lambert where Munson attended Chambly County High School, graduating in 1963.[1]
Journalism career
Munson began his career in 1965 as a disc jockey with CJLS-FM in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He spent most of his journalism career with CTV, which he joined in 1979 after working for Broadcast News for several years. He served as the network's correspondent in Ottawa and then London, England. From 1987 to 1992 he was CTV's bureau chief in Beijing and consequently covered the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He also covered the Iran–Iraq War and the Gulf War in the course of his career. Munson was let go by CTV in 2001.[2]
