Peter Trueman

William Peter Main Trueman (December 25, 1934 – July 23, 2021) was a Canadian television and radio personality, best known for his work for the Global Television Network between 1974 and 1977, and from 1978 to July 1988. In the 1960s and early 1970s he was a reporter, editor and producer for CBC News.

Early life Trueman was born in Sackville, New Brunswick, on December 25, 1934. He was the son of Albert Trueman, an academic and arts administrator. His journalism career began as a print reporter with the Ottawa Journal in the 1950s.

Career When Trueman was 23, he moved to the Montreal Star to be their New York City-based columnist and would cover the assassination of John F. Kennedy for the paper. Trueman also reprimanded reporter Tim Ralfe for his memorable confrontation with Pierre Trudeau on the steps of parliament in which Ralfe debated the Prime Minister asking how far he was willing to go which prompted Trudeau's famous "Just watch me" line. Trueman later apologised for not challenging the CBC's censorship and for reprimanding the reporter saying, "I should have given Ralfe a medal."

Trueman became the first anchor for Global News in 1974. He became well known for his commentaries in the last minutes of each broadcast which he would end by saying, "That is not news. But that, too, is reality".

Trueman also served as host and managing editor of the Discovery Channel's award-winning series Great Canadian Parks in 1996 and oversaw a series of documentaries for the History Channel featuring national historic sites.

Awards and honours Trueman was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in May 2001 and invested in October of the following year. He was conferred the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. There, he co-founded CJAI-FM, a community radio station which began broadcasting in 2006.