- Warner Troyer
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name = Warner Troyer
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birth_date = 1932
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death_date = death date|1991|9|15|df=y
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occupation = broadcaster, documentary producer, author
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children =Warner Troyer (1932 -
15 September 1991 ) was a Canadian broadcast journalist and writer.He was featured on the 1960s
CBC Television current affairs program "This Hour Has Seven Days ". In 1975, Troyer co-hosted the first season of "the fifth estate " withAdrienne Clarkson , also on CBC. He was also involved in the production ofCBWT 's "Eye-To-Eye" program in the beginning.His 1980 book "200 Days: Joe Clark in Power" (ISBN 0-920510-05-1) is an examination of the short-lived
Progressive Conservative administration of Prime MinisterJoe Clark , which was a 1979 minority government, defeated in amotion of non-confidence late that year.He also wrote a book on the history of Canadian radio and television broadcasting, "The Sound & the Fury: An Anecdotal History of Canadian Broadcasting" (ISBN 0-471-99872-9). In his later years he focused on environmental issues, writing a book about mercury poisoning in Northern Ontario waters, "No Safe Place" (ISBN 0-772-01117-6), and "Preserving Our World: A Consumer's Guide to the Brundtland Report" (ISBN 0-969453-80-9).
Troyer contracted
lung cancer and died in Toronto aged 59.References
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