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George McLean
BornGeorge Angus McLean
(1923-05-16)May 16, 1923
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
DiedMarch 13, 2016(2016-03-13) (aged 92)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Journalist, news presenter
EmployerCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
Television

George Angus McLean (May 16, 1923 – March 16, 2016) was a Canadian television journalist, best known for his work as a TV anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

Personal

Born in Brandon, Manitoba, his family moved to Manchester, England in 1929. McLean was educated in the United Kingdom and joined the Royal Air Force during World War II. He transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1944 and returned to Canada following the end of the war.

McLean married his first wife, Majorie, in 1947; she died in 1982. His second marriage to Barbara Quick in 1987 lasted until his death.

Broadcasting career

Radio

In 1946 he joined CJRL radio in Kenora, Ontario and in 1952 became news editor at CKRC in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1953 he became chief announcer at CKOK in Penticton, British Columbia.

Television

In 1956 he joined the CBC in Vancouver as a staff announcer for CBC Television. In 1965 McLean was transferred to Toronto and became a regular backup for hosting national newscasts including The National, a role which he performed until 1986 when he retired from the CBC. McLean was also the regular host of Saturday Report, the Saturday evening national newscast. He was the announcer on the long-running series Front Page Challenge.

Post retirement and death

He continued to do occasional voice-over work after his retirement and golf in his spare time, moved to Lagoon City in Ramara, Ontario and died in a Toronto hospital in March 2016.

References

  1. ^ Houston, William "Voice of Authority" The Ramara Chronicle, February 2010 p. 28
  2. http://www.ramarachronicle.com/images/chronicle%20feb%20web.pdf
  3. "Canadian Communications Foundation Radio Station History CJRL-AM". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  4. "George McLean, longtime host of CBC's The National, dead at 92". CBC News. March 21, 2016.
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