George McLean (journalist)

George McLean
George McLean
Born	George Angus McLean ; May 16, 1923 ; Brandon , Manitoba , Canada
Died	March 13, 2016 (aged 92) ; Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation(s)	Journalist , news presenter
Employer	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Television	The National ;

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 [ edit ]

Born in Brandon, Manitoba , his family moved to Manchester, England in 1929. ^[1] McLean was educated in the United Kingdom and joined the Royal Air Force during World War II . ^[1] He transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1944 and returned to Canada following the end of the war. ^[1]

McLean married his first wife, Majorie, in 1947; she died in 1982. His second marriage to Barbara Quick in 1987 lasted until his death. ^[2]

Broadcasting career [ edit ]

Radio [ edit ]

In 1946 he joined CJRL radio in Kenora , Ontario ^[3] and in 1952 became news editor at CKRC in Winnipeg , Manitoba . In 1953 he became chief announcer at CKOK in Penticton , British Columbia . ^[1]

Television [ edit ]

In 1956 he joined the CBC in Vancouver as a staff announcer for CBC Television . ^[1] 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. ^[1] McLean was also the regular host of Saturday Report , the Saturday evening national newscast.

Post retirement and death [ edit ]

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. ^[4]

References [ edit ]

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

[intr-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Houston, William "Voice of Authority" The Ramara Chronicle, February 2010 p. 28

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[hist-3] "Canadian Communications Foundation Radio Station History CJRL-AM" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04 . Retrieved 2019-12-26 .

[died-4] "George McLean, longtime host of CBC's The National, dead at 92" . CBC News. March 21, 2016.

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