Russ Germain
Canadian broadcaster (1947–2009)
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Russ Germain (1947 – February 2, 2009) was a Canadian broadcaster who worked for CBC Radio from 1973 to 2002.[1] He was best known as anchor of the flagship news programs World Report and The World at Six.[2]
He was born in New Liskeard, Ontario, and educated at the University of Manitoba.[2] He worked in private commercial radio in Winnipeg and Edmonton before joining the CBC as a local newsreader in Saskatoon in 1974,[2] and became host of The World at Six in 1983.[2]
In 1990, Germain was made the CBC's broadcast language adviser, in which role he provided suggested pronunciations of obscure vocabulary for other announcers.[3]
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