- Bob Willson
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name = Bob Willson
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birth_date = 1928
birth_place = Grande Prairie,Alberta ,Canada
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occupation = Broadcaster
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children =Bob Willson (born 1928) was a host of programs on
CBC Television in Winnipeg andToronto .His broadcasting career started at the age of 18 at CFGP
Grande Prairie, Alberta .In 1947 he moved to
CKUA Edmonton.He started with CBC in 1949 at CBW Winnipeg, and was part of the on-air staff reporting on the "Winnipeg Flood of 1950".
When
CBWT started broadcasting in May 1954, he co-hosted the current affairs interview program "Spotlight" withBruce Marsh .In April, 1959, Bob moved to Toronto where he hosted a teen program on CBLT, "Talk of the Town".
He was the Executive Producer for radio coverage of the
1988 Olympics for CBC. [cite news |first= Cec |last= Jennings |title= THE 1988 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES They're the best in the world and they're here to prove it
url= http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1114373391&sid=2&Fmt=3&clientId=79105&RQT=309&VName=PQD
publisher= Globe and Mail |page= P8 |date=February 13 ,1988 ]References
*"Winnipeg Favorite Is Popular In Toronto", "Winnipeg Free Press - TV-Radio",
November 26 ,1960 , p. 16
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