Barbara Frum

Barbara Frum, OC , BA , LL.D (September 8, 1937 – March 26, 1992) was one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists, a legendary news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Image File history File links This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ...

Born Barbara Rosberg in Niagara Falls, New York, Frum grew up across the river in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She studied history at the University of Toronto. She married Toronto real estate developer Murray Frum in 1957. They had three children. Niagara Falls, New York, Rainbow Bridge and the American Falls from Skylon Tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario. ... Niagara Falls, Ontario from Niagara Falls State Park in winter Location of Niagara Falls in the Niagara Region Niagara Falls, Ontario (2001 population 78,815) is a city on the Niagara River, in the Golden Horseshoe region. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a non-denominational, provincially-supported, coeducational public research university located in Toronto, Ontario. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After her graduation, Frum worked as a radio commentator and magazine writer. In 1971, she joined CBC Radio as one of the first hosts of As It Happens, a newsmagazine program which used the telephone to conduct live interviews with newsmakers and other witnesses to news events, as well as quirky human interest stories. Frum's skills as a tough, incisive and well-informed interviewer quickly made the program one of CBC Radio's most popular and enduring programs (it still airs today, in virtually the same format), and she continued to host until 1981. CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Frum was named to the Order of Canada in 1979. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

In 1981, CBC Television created The Journal, a newsmagazine series which would follow The National each night at 10:22 p.m., and Frum and Mary Lou Finlay were hired as the show's hosts. On January 11, 1982, The Journal debuted as a showcase for features which delved more deeply into the day's news than the traditional newscast format of The National. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Journal was a popular current affairs newsmagazine on CBC Television from 1982 to 1992. ... The 2006 opening of CBC News: The National The National, now officially known as CBC News: The National, is the CBCs flagship national television newscast. ... Mary Lou Finlay is a journalist on the CBC Radio One news program As It Happens. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The show included field reports, short documentaries, public forums, debates, business, sports, and arts and science news, but Frum's exceptional interview skills were the show's centrepiece, and made it one of Canadian television's most popular programs. After the first year, Frum became the sole host of the program, although Finlay continued to be associated with the program as a reporter and documentarian. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Frum was frequently parodied on CODCO by Greg Malone, whose portrayal involved the recurring catchphrase "But are you bitter?" One of the most memorable moments in the history of the Gemini Awards came when Frum and Malone (in his Frum drag) presented an award together. She was also parodied on Sesame Park (the Canadian version of Sesame Street), with a muppet named "Barbara Plum", host of "The Notebook". CODCO was a Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian troupe that aired on CBC from 1988-1992. ... Greg Malone is a Canadian impressionist and actor. ... The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony that celebrates the achievements for TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. ... Sesame Park was a Canadian version of Sesame Street. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ...

Frum died of leukemia on March 26, 1992. Canadians - and Americans along the border, who knew Frum's work - were shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of one of Canadian television's most beloved broadcasters, and virtually the entire broadcast of both The National and The Journal that evening was a tribute to her and a retrospective of her career. Although some cultural commentators have suggested that the CBC using an entire newscast to pay tribute to one of its own hosts could be seen as a bit excessive, it was in fact one of the highest-rated individual programs in Canadian television history. Leukemia (or leukaemia; see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Frum was so influential and well-loved, in fact, that following her death, it was actually easier for the CBC to revamp its entire approach to news programming than to hire a new host for The Journal. In the fall of 1992, Prime Time News debuted with Peter Mansbridge and Pamela Wallin as equal cohosts of a package which replaced both The National and The Journal, combining news and Journal-style features into a single integrated program. However, this approach was not successful, and in 1995, The National returned to its old format, and was paired with The National Magazine. Prime Time News was a Canadian nightly newscast which aired on CBC television from 1992 to 1995. ... Peter Mansbridge Peter Mansbridge (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian journalist and anchor of The National, CBC Televisions flagship nightly newscast. ... Pamela Wallin, SOM (born 1953 in Wadena, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian television journalist and diplomat of Swedish descent. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her son David Frum was a presidential speech writer for George W. Bush. His most notable work is the "axis of evil" speech. Her daughter Linda is the author of an acclaimed biography of her mother. David Frum (born 1960) is a Canadian-American former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and the author of the first insider book about the Bush presidency. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... Bushs axis of evil includes Iraq, Iran, and North Korea (darker red). ... Linda Frum is a Canadian journalist. ...

The atrium in the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto was named in Frum's honour. The Canadian Broadcasting Centre The Canadian Broadcasting Centre is the broadcast headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations television and radio services. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ...

Shortly after her death, the North York Public Library branch (now Toronto Public Library) at 20 Covington Rd was named in honour of Barbara Frum for her accomplishments as a distinguished broadcaster and journalist. Toronto Reference Library The Toronto Public Library is the largest public library system in Canada and the second busiest (by number of visits) in the world after that of Hong Kong. ...

In 2005, Barbara Frum was honoured by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada.

External links

• Order of Canada Citation
• CBC Digital Archives - Barbara Frum: Pioneering Broadcaster
• AV Trust - As It Happens AV Trust MasterWorks recipient 2005