The Kind Of Life It's Been with Lloyd Robertson

Hosted by CBC’s Laurence Wall

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Friday
Oct , 2012
26
6:30pm
Eastern
Knox Presbyterian Church
120 Lisgar st. (at Elgin) • Ottawa
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The Kind Of Life It's Been with Lloyd Robertson

Live television is an art. And Lloyd is a master at it.

Craig Oliver

For sixty years, Lloyd Robertson appeared on Canadian television screens as a journalist and an anchor, bringing us the major events of his day. The longest-serving TV news anchor in Canadian history, first on CBC and then on CTV, Robertson remains one of the most accomplished journalists of our time. His career is truly the story of Canada over the past half-century, as he covered key events like the moon landing, JFK’s assassination, Trudeaumania, Terry Fox’s run, the Montreal massacre, 9/11 and the royal weddings. Join us for an evening of fascinating anecdotes about Robertson’s amazing career and the inner workings of a frenetic newsroom.

 

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Lloyd Robertson

Lloyd Robertson

Lloyd Robertson, OC (born January 19, 1934) is currently the co-host of CTV's weekly magazine series,W5. Robertson previously served as the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV's national evening newscast,CTV News with Lloyd Robertson, until September 2011, when he retired from the CTV National News team. Robertson has covered many major events throughout his career, including the 1967 opening of Expo 67 in Montreal, the 1969 Moon landing (along with Percy Saltzman), many Olympic Games, Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, both the 1980 Quebec referendum and the 1995 Quebec referendum on separation from Canada, many federal elections, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and the power outage crisis on both sides of the border. On the scene, he has covered the construction of the Berlin Wall, the deaths of four former Canadian prime ministers, the elections of nearly half of Canada's prime ministers, state funerals, and royal, papal, and U.S. presidential visits. 

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