Peter Worthington
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For the Australian cricketer, see Peter Worthington (cricketer).
Peter John Vickers Worthington[4] (February 16, 1927 – May 12, 2013) was a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the Toronto Telegram newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, and can be seen in photographs of the event. He remained with the Telegram until it folded in 1971. Worthington was the founding editor of the Toronto Sun newspaper, which was created by former Telegram employees upon that newspaper's demise.
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Born | Peter John Vickers Worthington (1927-02-16)16 February 1927 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada |
Died | 12 May 2013(2013-05-12) (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Writer |
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Children | 3[3] |
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In 1996 Worthington was inducted into the Canadian News Hall of Fame.[5]