Richard Brown (journalist)
Canadian journalist (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Brown (born c. 1952) is a Canadian journalist from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.[1]
Career
Brown is a former high school teacher and speech writer for Liberal Party of Canada.[2] He started broadcast journalism with CFRN in Edmonton, Alberta.[1]
In 1981 he was one of the first news presenters of CNN Headline News.[3] He has also presented news at Global TV Toronto, CTV Toronto, WCBS-TV NYC,[3] KGO-TV San Francisco (1990–96),[4] and KXLY-TV Spokane, Washington (1998-2007).[1] He hosted a daily radio talk show on CKOM and CJME in Saskatchewan.[3] In 2013, Brown was appointed Chief Communications Officer for the then-mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Don Atchison.[5]
Brown has received eight Emmys, Radio Television News Directors Association and Associated Press awards,[3] and the George Foster Peabody medal for his coverage of the Rwanda Civil War and Refugee Crisis in 1994.[6]
References
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