Robert Chambers Edwards

Robert Chambers Edwards

Robert Chambers (Bob) Edwards, (c. 1859 – 14 November 1922), was a Canadian newsman and entrepreneur. He launched the Wetaskiwin Free Lance and the Calgary Eye Opener newspapers early in the 20th Century.

Bob Edwards Junior High School in Calgary, Alberta is named in his honour.

The Bob Edwards Award has been presented for over thirty years annually for excellence in journalism. Notable recipients have included Rick Mercer and Gwynne Dyer.

Edwards is buried in Calgary's Union Cemetery. [Icite news |first=Jeremy |last=Klaszus |title=We visit Bob Edwards’s grave… |url=http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/news-views/city/we-visit-bob-edwardss-grave/ |work=Fast Forward Weekly |date=January 10, 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-04 ]

References

* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=7914 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002547 Canadian Encyclopedia online]

* [http://www.atplive.com/special_events.html Bob Edwards awards]


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