Craig Oliver

For the British government special adviser, see Craig Oliver (media executive).

Craig Oliver (born 8 November 1938) is a reporter for Canada's CTV television network. He is currently variously identified as chief political correspondent and chief parliamentary correspondent, and is co-anchor of the weekly public affairs series Question Period..^[1] Oliver was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew up in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He has been a reporter since 1957.^[2]

Oliver was previously CTV's Ottawa bureau chief. He was a personal friend to the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau.

Oliver is legally blind, a condition he developed late in life.^[2] Oliver has won two Gemini Awards and the President's Award from the Radio and Television News Directors' Association. He has also won the Gold Ribbon Award from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, the Charles Lynch Award from the National Press Gallery. The University of Regina honoured Oliver in June 2009, with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Canadian Communications Foundation, Biography
2. ^ ^{a b} The Pod, "Craig Oliver....Come Back Anytime", February 13, 2006

External links

• CTV.ca - Question Period
• Canadian Association of Broadcasters

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