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Rex Loring
Canadian announcer, anchorman, narrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rex Loring (November 25, 1925 - April 21, 2017) was a British-born Canadian radio announcer, best known as a longtime anchor of World Report, the morning newscast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio news and talk network.[1]
Born in Totton, Hampshire, England, he had begun studies in architecture at the University of London, while also taking some acting classes at the London Studio Centre.[2] His studies were interrupted by the breakout of World War II, during which he worked as a transport pilot in the Royal Air Force.[3]
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Moving to Canada in 1947 to pursue work opportunities, he joined the National Film Board of Canada as a narrator of documentary films, and then worked in as an announcer for commercial radio stations such as CFCF in Montreal, CHEX in Peterborough and CKOY in Ottawa,[2] before joining the CBC in 1955.[3] He became a Canadian citizen in 1953.[3]
With the CBC he was a host or announcer of television and radio programs such as Mr. Fixit,[4] Tabloid, Seven-O-One, Close-Up, The Sound of Britain, On the Scene, and Festival,[5] and was a frequent narrator of documentary films.[6] He became anchor of The World at Eight, the predecessor of World Report, in 1971, and remained with the program when it was renamed World Report in 1982.[7]
He retired from World Report in 1990.[8] By this time, he was considered to be Canada's last remaining exemplar of the historic model of news broadcasting, in which newscasts were presented by people with a background in announcing rather than journalism,[1] although he was paired with a journalist as cohost throughout his time as a newscaster.[9] Although renowned for his composure and professionalism, at the time of his retirement he reminisced about one of his rare on-air bloopers, when he struggled to pronounce the unfamiliar name of northwestern Ontario's Wabigoon River.[10]
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Loring and his first wife Jill had two children: Elaine Loring is an arts and entertainment journalist who was a reporter for Global News in Toronto from 1984 to 2002,[11] and Carolyn (Carrie) Loring is a singer and children's entertainer who was one of the hosts of Polka Dot Door.[10] He later married writer Shirley Fox.
He died on April 21, 2017, aged 91.[3]
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