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Arnie Patterson

1928 – 2011

Canadian journalist, public relations professional and broadcaster

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Lived 1928 – 2011 (aged 82). Arnie Patterson was a Canadian businessperson.

Charles Arnold "Arnie" Patterson (2 July 1928 – 9 March 2011) was a Canadian journalist, public relations professional and broadcaster.

Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Patterson began his career after university as a reporter for The Chronicle Herald and Mail-Star newspapers in Halifax before moving to Toronto, joining the Toronto Telegram in 1954. Patterson was public relations director for Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation of Sydney, Nova Scotia on 23 October 1958 when a massive bump hit Colliery #2 in the coal mining town of Springhill, trapping 174 miners and killing 75. Patterson spent a month in the town, relaying information to the miners' families and to the 150 reporters who had made their way to Springhill to cover the disaster which had garnered worldwide attention. He was named Canada's public relations man of the year for his work during the tragedy.

He was press secretary to Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau during the 1979 federal election,

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Who was Arnie Patterson?

Canadian journalist, public relations professional and broadcaster

When was Arnie Patterson born?

Arnie Patterson was born on 2 July 1928.

When did Arnie Patterson die?

Arnie Patterson died on 9 March 2011.

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Arnie Patterson was a businessperson.

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Arnie Patterson was Canadian.

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· Wikipedia: Arnie Patterson

· Wikidata: Q17403961

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