Norman DePoe
Canadian reporter
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Norman Reade DePoe (4 May 1917 – 13 March 1980) was the first television news reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on Parliament Hill for eight years in the 1960s covering national and international affairs.[1]
Norman DePoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Norman Reade DePoe 4 May 1917 |
| Died | 13 March 1980 (aged 62) |
| Education | University of British Columbia University of Toronto |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1948-1976 |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine Mihalko Mary Elizabeth Blackwood |
| Children | 7 |
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 and current affairs broadcasts 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 62.
