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Bill Morgan

1901 – 2020

Canadian journalist

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Lived 1901 – 2020 (aged 118–119). Bill Morgan was a Canadian newspaper editor and television producer.

William John Morgan (September 19, 1940 – November 16, 2020 ) was an Australian Canadian journalist, best known as a television producer for CBC News.

Career Morgan was born in Geelong, Australia, and immigrated to Canada from Great Britain in 1967. In the late 1960s, he was editor of the Brandon Sun newspaper.

He was producer of local news and current affairs program, 24Hours on CBWT for its first season (1970–1971), and became Executive Producer in the second.

Morgan was part of an internal CBC task force that met in July, 1979 to study moving The National to 10 p.m. Later that year he was also involved in the CRTC application for the proposed CBC-2 service. The National was moved to 10 p.m. in January 1982, however the application for a second CBC television network was denied in early 1981.

In early 1982, Morgan was named director of news and current affairs of the CBC. He used this experience as a template to help create CBC's The Journal in the 1980s.

In the early 1990s Morgan became the CBC's ombudsman. He died in Toronto, Canada.

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1901, Geelong
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William John Morgan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Bill Morgan?

Canadian journalist

When was Bill Morgan born?

Bill Morgan was born in 1901 in Geelong.

When did Bill Morgan die?

Bill Morgan died on 16 November 2020 in Toronto.

What was Bill Morgan's occupation?

Bill Morgan was a newspaper editor and television producer.

What nationality was Bill Morgan?

Bill Morgan was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bill Morgan

· Wikidata: Q4910248

· DBpedia: Bill Morgan (producer)

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