Bill Richardson is a Canadian radio broadcaster and author. Richardson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg in 1976. After spending a year in Montpellier, he moved to Vancouver, where he completed a Master of Library Sciences. An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ... The University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967 but its roots date back more than 130 years. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Richardson has been a broadcaster on CBC Radio One, beginning in 1992 as a regular contributor and guest host on Vicki Gabereau's show. When Gabereau left to host a television show on CTV in 1997, Richardson became host of Richardson's Roundup. CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Vicki Gabereau is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Roundup is a weekday afternoon program on the Radio One network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Tetsuro Shigematsu. ...

He began hosting a new show, Bunny Watson, in 2004, and was replaced as host of The Roundup by Tetsuro Shigematsu. During the CBC staff lockout of 2005, he noted in the CBC Unplugged staff podcast that he has spent his entire time as a CBC host on contract, rather than as a permanent employee. CBC's labour troubles resulted in his return to the air via reruns of The Roundup. Bunny Watson is a Canadian radio program, which airs Saturday evenings on CBC Radio One and Sunday evenings on CBC Radio Two. ... Tetsuro Shigematsu is a Canadian radio broadcaster and comedian. ... The term podcasting is a portmanteau of the words iPod and broadcasting. ...

Richardson's book Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1994. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Stephen Leacock Award) is an annual award presented to the best work of humorous literature written in English by a Canadian. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Richardson has moderated CBC's Canada Reads since 2003. He is also a frequent guest host on Sounds Like Canada. Canada Reads is an annual battle of the books competition organized and broadcast by Canadas public broadcaster, the CBC. Overview During Canada Reads, five personalities champion five different books, each champion extolling the merits of one of the titles over a series of five programs. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sounds Like Canada is a Canadian radio program, which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One. ...

Bibliography

• From Brighouse
  • Canada Customs : Droll Recollections, Musings and Quibbles (1988)
  • Queen of all the dustballs : and other epics of everyday life (1990)

• From Douglas & McIntyre
  • Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast (1993) (ISBN 1550541129)
  • Bachelor Brothers Bed & Breakfast Pillow Book (1995) (ISBN 155054439X)
  • Bachelor Brothers' bedside companion (1996) (ISBN 1550545175)
  • Oddball@large (1998) (ISBN 1550546260)
  • Great Canadian books of the century : Vancouver Public Library (1999) (ISBN 1550547364)
  • Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic (2001) (ISBN 1550548921)
  • Dear Sad Goat : a roundup of truly Canadian tales & letters (2002) (ISBN 155054960X)

• From Annick Press
  • After Hamelin (2000) (ISBN 1550376292)
  • Sally Dog Little (2002) (ISBN 1550377590)
  • But If They Do (2003) (ISBN 1550377876)
  • Sally Dog Little Undercover Agent (2003) (ISBN 1550378252)

• From Polestar
  • Come into my parlour : cautionary verses and instructive tales for the new millennium (1994) (ISBN 091959185X)

• From Whitecap
  • Guy to Goddess (1994)

• From Knopf
  • Scorned and beloved : dead of winter meetings with Canadian eccentrics (1997) (ISBN 0676970796)
  • (foreword by Bill Richardson) Character parts : who's really who in CanLit (2003) (ISBN 067697578X)

Alfred A. Knopf ( September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the 20th century. ...

External links

• January magazine interview
• bio1 and bio2 and bibliography at CBC
• Anick Press bio
• BC BookWorld bio