Mansbridge celebrates 20 years in the chair
03.05.2008 20:01
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Peter Mansbridge marked 20 years as the anchor for CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast The National on Thursday night. To celebrate, a guest on the weekly At Issue politics panel surprised Mansbridge by interrupting him at the end of the segment and playing a clip of an old newscast. Peter Mansbridge, 59, became the anchor for the National on May 1, 1988.(CBC) "Wait, wait, wait, there's another story that we haven't talked about," Allan Gregg of Harris/Decima said. Mansbridge coolly replied, "Well, we're out of time." Gregg then cued a clip of an old newscast showing a younger Mansbridge. "On behalf of everyone including the millions of viewers that invite you into their living rooms every night, congratulations for 20 years being in the chair," said Gregg. Mansbridge, 59, was born in London, England, but moved to Ottawa at a young age. He later served in the Canadian Navy in the mid-1960s. His career with the CBC began by chance when someone from the corporation overheard him on the PA system at an airport in the northern Manitoba town of Churchill, where he was working for the airline Transair, and asked him to come work at the local radio station. He was 19 at the time. "When I go through airports now and I'm listening to them calling flights, I always think this could be the next big anchor of the National," joked Don Martin of the Calgary Herald, another panelist. The Churchill station didn't have a newscast so Mansbridge started one and began filing pieces to Winnipeg. He later moved to Winnipeg and joined CBC Television. After that, he worked in Saskatchewan and went on to become a parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa for four years. He became anchor of The National on May 1, 1988. "Time has really flown by," Mansbridge said after Thursday's newscast. He said that while he gets much of the attention, it's what goes on behind the scenes that brings the show together. "You end up appreciating so much the people you work with." Asked about what he sees for the future, he simply responded: "I love this job … Hopefully I've got a little time left. We'll see." Post a commentPeople have commented on this storyRecommend this storyPeople have recommended this storyStory Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKStory comments (0)Sort:Most recent | First to last | Most recommendedPost your commentNote: The CBC does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that CBC has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that comments are pre-moderated/reviewed and published according to our submission guidelines. Comment:Characters allowed: 2500PostSubmission policyPeople who read this also read …Arts HeadlinesLost Vivaldi opera performed for first time in 278 years00A long-lost opera by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi was being performed in Prague this weekend for the first time in 278 years. Screen Actors Guild to continue negotiations with Hollywood studios00The Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios say they will be extending their negotiations yet again, this time on a day-to-day basis.Vancouver's Virgin Festival vanishes00There will be no Virgin Festival in Vancouver this year, according to organizers who say it was too hard to attract top acts.Public classical music concert breaks taboos in Saudi Arabia00A groundbreaking classical music concert was held in Saudi Arabia's capital on Friday, with a quartet appearing before an audience of men and women.Winehouse, producer give up on James Bond theme00Producer Mark Ronson says he and singer Amy Winehouse have abandoned plans to record the theme to the newest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Arts FeaturesInside Abu GhraibFilmmaker Errol Morris trains his lens on the infamous Iraqi prisonOld maidMade of Honor is a tired retread of better nuptial rom-comsIron willComic hero Iron Man flies high on the big screenToo up-close for comfortThe business of reality television in the Middle EastOh, JamesLondon goes loony over James Bond creator's centenaryFeel the noiseMadonna's Hard Candy
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