Patrick Watson, a broadcasting legend whose work in the industry spanned over five decades, has died. He was 92.
Through work as a producer, author, television host and more, Watson helped shape the face of Canadian journalism — while never shying away from controversy or difficult decisions.
Born in Toronto in 1929, Watson began his career playing Jake in CBC Radio’s daily children’s series The Kootenay Kid in 1943 — a job for which he started out making $1 an episode.
He began to pursue a career in academics, but later abandoned a PhD in linguistics from the University of Michigan to work at the
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