Broadcaster.
Born at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan on 19 August 1932, he was mostly raised in Winnipeg, where he worked for a short time as a draftsman for the Manitoba Telephone System before moving onto a successful career broadcasting with the CBC. For thirty years, he was known as the co-host of ‘Spotlight’ with George Knight and Chuck Skelding, as the host of the ‘Around Town’ show as news anchor and Bill Guest’s sidekick on ‘Information Radio’ and as the voice of Stadium Ford commercials before his retirement. He had a lifelong interest in politics, world affairs and all things Canada. Jack also served as President and long-standing member of Legion #4, was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Shriners. He died at Winnipeg on 9 February 2002.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 2002, page 33.
“They will never be forgotten,” Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 2002, pages A8-A9.
This page was prepared by Kris Keen and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2023
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