Viewpoint is a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television from 1957 to 1976.
| Viewpoint | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Current affairs |
| Created by | Eugene Hallman |
| Narrated by | Earl Cameron |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Gordon Bruce (1966–1968) Donald McNeill (1968–1969) Nicholas Steed (1969–1972) Ian Murray (1973–1976) |
| Running time | 5 minutes, 50 seconds |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 1957 – 2 January 1976 |
| Related | |
Premise
editThis program began in late 1957 to feature analysis, interviews and opinion involving various individuals following CBC's national newscast.[1][2]
In one episode, for example, the Financial Post's Clive Baxter attempted to grill Stanley Knowles regarding plans to form what would become the New Democratic Party.[3]
An equivalent French-language program, Commentaires, began on Radio-Canada in 1959.[1]
In 1975, the CBC's director of information programming (Knowlton Nash) cancelled Viewpoint under the pretext that the program caused the following local newscasts at 11:30 p.m. to lose three-quarters of their viewership ratings. A new public affairs background program was scheduled for Viewpoint's time slot, beginning on 5 January 1976.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ Corcelli, John (April 2002). "Viewpoint". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
- ^ "CBC drops Viewpoint". The Globe and Mail. 8 November 1975. p. 36.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Viewpoint". Queen's University. Retrieved 7 May 2010.