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CARLETON UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE FOR CANADIAN STUDIES

1984-0138

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1983-02-25

Carleton University Institute For Canadian Studies

interviewer, Joan Dixon

Joan Dixon interviews John Spalding, CBC sports producer. Spalding discusses: his education at Ryerson; specialization in '50s; Europe for two years; started at CFTO as a news/weather/sports director; Johnny Esaw and Spalding began program SPORTS HOT SEAT; Canadian segments of NBC's WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS; Japan Olympics; co-production with CTV of 1972 Hockey series against Russians; Howie Meeker hockey director; concept of superstar in Canada and the U.S.; sponsorship; styles of various heads of sports; covering Marilyn Bell's swim; quality of CBC programming; role of breweries; innovativeness and leadership quality of CBC; impact of sports on Canadians; age of news information programming; second network idea and "narrow casting"; visual cosmetics of the games; computer graphics system 2-tape, 2-disc system; and his Christian, sports and drama productions for children. <1h 37mn>

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~Originally closed for 5 years from date of interview.

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