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William Henry Metcalfe
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Journalist.
Born at Portage la Prairie on 7 February 1906, son of Joseph Henry Metcalfe and Annie Mary Henderson (1874-1929), he was educated at the University of Wisconsin where he captained the hockey team.
He was a reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press (1931-1940) and was head of the newsroom at CBC Radio in Winnipeg (1940-1947). He served as President of the Winnipeg Press Club in 1935. He was Managing Editor of the Winnipeg Citizen (1947-1949), Winnipeg Free Press (1952-1959), and Ottawa Journal (1959-1972). He retired in 1972 and returned to Winnipeg in 1975.
On 14 March 1936, he married music teacher Hilda Jean Huston (1910-1998) at Carman and they subsequently had two children: William Metcalfe and Margaret Metcalfe. His autobiography was published as The View from Thirty (1984). He was a member of The Nor'Westers (1988). His hobbies included duck hunting, fishing, and curling.
He died at Winnipeg on 22 January 1990 and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Joseph Henry Metcalfe, Annie Mary Henderson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [William Henry Metcalfe, Hilda Jean Huston], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [William Henry Metcalfe, Hilda Jean Huston], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Distinguished journalist William Metcalfe dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 January 1990, page 9.
Obituary [Hilda Metcalfe], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 1998, page 58.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, December 1999, 288 pages.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2025
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