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James Robert Finlay fonds [sound recording]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1943-[ca. 1966].

Reference:

R9085-0-2-E, MG31-D240

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

190388

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James Robert Finlay fonds
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Record information – Details

Date(s):

1943-[ca. 1966].

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

12 audio discs (ca. 5 h).
10 audio reels (ca. 5 h).

Language of material:

English

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James Robert Finlay fonds [textual record]

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Fonds consists of radio broadcasts and sound recordings, includings CBC radio programs of music, speeches by Finlay, opening ceremonies and anniversaires of CBC stations in Western Canada, a recording in the Canadian history makers series produced by radio station CKPM and coverage of the 1951 Royal Tour by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Finlay, James Robert

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Finlay, James Robert : James Robert Finlay was born in 17 June 1908 at Liverpool, England and died 19 March 1990. He came to Canada in 1927, and began his association with radio in the Dominion and the United States in 1932. Before joining the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) program division in 1937, Finlay worked with the Canadian Marconi Company. His career with the CBC included radio station CBR in Vancouver, B.C. as producer (1937-1940); radio station CBL in Toronto, Ont. as producer (1941-1943), and station manager (1943-1944). In 1944 he was sent to Winnipeg, Man. as Prairie Regional Representative with the task of establishing the CBC Prairie Region Office. He served there as Director from 1944 to 1970. Additional and/or specific highlights of Finlay's career include: CFCF Montreal, 1934; producer for CBC Toronto, 1936 and 1939; producer for CBC Vancouver, 1937; regional director for CBC Winnipeg, 1943; and European representative in London, England, 1967-1972. Finlay was responsible for the building of many broadcasting stations in Western Canada.

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Sound recordings (Electronic) See MISACS for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

Received in 1990 from Roger Bird of the School of Journalism, Carleton University.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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121-020270-0
122-060102-0
1796 (1990-12-21)
1993/0239
1994-0214 MISA
MG31-D240

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MG31-D240
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