Larry Zolf

Larry Zolf

Larry Zolf (born July 19, 1934) is a Canadian journalist and commentator.

Zolf was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He earned a B.A. from the University of Winnipeg, and then received a Masters degree in Canadian history from the University of Toronto. In 1962, he joined the CBC. During the 1960s he was one of the hosts of the CBC's controversial current-affairs show "This Hour Has Seven Days".

In 1965, Zolf's documentary on computers won the Anik Award. This documentary was later rebroadcast as one of Canada's 100 best documentaries on the 50th anniversary of the National Film Board.

During the Munsinger Affair, a 1966 sex scandal involving former federal Minister of Defence Pierre Sévigny, Zolf showed up on Sévigny's doorstep in pursuit of the story, and Sévigny promptly hit Zolf over the head with his cane.

In 1970, Zolf covered the October Crisis in Quebec for the CBC.

Though he was raised in a socialist milieu and maintains a strong sympathy for labour, Zolf describes himself politically as "a Diefenbaker, Bill Davis, Dalton Camp Red Tory.", " [http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/issuesideas/story.html?id=953e301a-c6f9-4c12-86b5-c6d25b9847cf Larry Zolf. "Make Conrad Black a Canadian", "The National Post", July 19, 2007] ] He worked for Camp in the late 1960s after the cancellation of "This Hour Has Seven Days".

While retired from the CBC, he continues to contribute a column to the CBC's website.

Zolf has two children: a son, David, and a daughter. His daughter Rachel Zolf is a published poet, living in Toronto.

References

Bibliography

* "Dance of the Dialectic" (1973)
* "Just Watch Me: Remembering Pierre Trudeau" (1984)
* "Survival of the Fattest: An Irreverent View of the Senate" (1985)
* "Scorpions for Sale" (1989)
* "Zolf" (1999)

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_zolf/ Larry Zolf: Viewpoint]


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