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Atkinson of the Star

Item number (ISN):

427061

Series title:

CBC Wednesday Night

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

427061

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUE

Accession:

1984-0164

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1960-07-13

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

interviewer/moderator, Marjorie McEnaney

Country of production:

cn

Description:

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This is a radio profile of Joseph Atkinson of the Toronto Star by those who worked for him. The program consists of excerpts of interviews by Marjorie McEnaney. Items include: Gordon Sinclair talks about Atkinson; Marjorie McEnaney describes his career; James Cowan and Wilfrid Eggleston speak about working for him; William R. Plewman recounts how he got his job and he calls Atkinson a "genius" and "an amazing man"; Gregory Clark calls him a sly man who liked humanity but not people and who had a gift for "picking men"; Morley Callaghan talks about Harry Indmarsh as does Wilfred Eggleston; Frank Chamberlain describes the close control that Atkinson kept over the Star and his personal contacts with him; Gregory Clark outlines Atkinson's views on friendship and how he dealth with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; George Maitland and Edward Dix describe Atkinson's successful attempt to keep a union out of the Star; Morley Callaghan describes being fired by Harry Hindmarsh and describes the seemingly contradictory nature of Atkinson who would fire people, yet give thousands of dollars anonymously to charity; Morley Callaghan describes how the Star faked stories about liquor; Angela Burke recounts her experiences with the Star and disagrees with the opinion held by others that it had lost its razzle dazzle nature; W.B. Plewman feels the Star has lost its flavour because most of what it fought for has come about; and Morley Callaghan sees hope and the resurgence of the old razzle dazzle Star. <50mn>

Language:

English

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1. This is recorded on 16-inch aluminum disc 1984-0164/6280.~2. Recorded on both sides of the disc.

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Vault ISN:

793730

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0164/6280

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

DISC

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

1077302

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

427061-1984-0164-6280.wav

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

72:00

Made from:

1984-0164/6280

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

~To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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