Norman DePoe
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Norman Reade DePoe (4 May 1917 – 13 March 1980) was an American-born Canadian reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for eight years in the 1960s covering national and international affairs.[1]
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Norman DePoe | |
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Born | Norman Reade DePoe (1917-05-04)4 May 1917 |
Died | 13 March 1980(1980-03-13) (aged 62) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of British Columbia University of Toronto |
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Years active | 1948-1976 |
Spouse(s) | Madeline Mihalko Mary Elizabeth Blackwood |
Children | 7 |
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Born in Portland, Oregon, he arrived in Canada at age 6, attended the University of British Columbia and then the University of Toronto after serving "as a signals corps captain in Italy and northwest Europe during WWII."[1] After joining the CBC news service in 1948 he was a creator of its television news broadcast in the following decade,[1] and a household name. "He set standards that proved enduring"[1] though his fame was primarily in the 1960s[1][2] and he died a decade later at age 63.