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'''Peter Mansbridge''' is a British-born Canadian retired news anchor.  From 1988 to 2017, he was chief correspondent for [[CBC News]] and anchor of ''[[The National (CBC)|The National]],'' [[CBC Television]]'s flagship nightly newscast. He attended the [[2010 Bilderberg meeting]].
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Mansbridge was born on July 6, 1948, in [[London]], England.<ref name=CanadianEncyclopedia>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/peter-mansbridge/ </ref> He and his siblings Paul and Wendy were the children of Stanley Harry Mansbridge (1918–2005), an [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]<ref>CBC News (June 6, 2014). ""The National" CBC National News". CBC.</ref> who worked as a civil servant in England, Malaya, and Canada; and Brenda Louise Mansbridge (''née'' Harris-Jones, died 2008).<ref>http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=brenda-mansbridge&pid=10710426</ref>His grandfather Harry Mansbridge was Canadian and a member of the [[Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry]].<ref>https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/mansbridge/71/</ref>
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After moving to [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Mansbridge attended high school at the [[Glebe Collegiate Institute]], but dropped out or quit before graduating Grade 12 in 1966. He next was in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] in 1966 and 1967 as a Royal Canadian Navy Pilot Trainee (Venture Officer's Plan) but left because this 2 year RCN Officer training plan required everyone joining to be a High School graduate.
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Mansbridge worked as a ticket agent for [[Transair (Canada)|Transair]] at [[Churchill Airport]] in [[Churchill, Manitoba|Churchill]], [[Manitoba]]. In 1968, Mansbridge was discovered by Gaston Charpentier, a station manager for the local [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) radio station CHFC, when he heard Mansbridge making a flight announcement. Charpentier hired the 19-year-old Mansbridge as the host of CHFC's late night music program.<ref name="GLM">https://web.archive.org/web/20150530031408/http://goodlifemississauga.com/102-gl-2010/mansbridge.html</ref> In 1971, Mansbridge moved to [[Winnipeg]] to continue as a reporter for the CBC radio and in the next year, he joined TV as a reporter.
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In 1975, Mansbridge became a reporter in [[Saskatchewan]] for the CBC's flagship evening news program ''[[The National (CBC)|The National]]''. In 1976, he relocated to Ottawa to become [[Parliament of Canada|parliamentary]] correspondent.<ref name="GLM"/>  Following a decade of political coverage, Mansbridge had become a substitute anchor for [[Knowlton Nash]] and in 1988, [[CBS]] offered him a job as a co-anchor for a morning show. To keep Mansbridge in Canada, Nash retired from his anchoring duties at the CBC.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/knowlton-nash-dead-at-86-cbc-reports/article18835269/|title=Former CBC anchor Knowlton Nash dead at age 86|location=Toronto|via=The Globe and Mall|date=May 24, 2014|access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref>
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On May 1, 1988, Mansbridge debuted as the sole anchor of ''The National''. In 1992 he became co-anchor with [[Pamela Wallin]] of ''[[CBC Prime Time News]]'', which replaced ''The National'' as CBC Television's main network newscast; when the newscast reverted to the name ''The National'' in 1995, Mansbridge resumed his role as the program's sole anchor.
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During his tenure as anchor, he has covered Canadian news stories including federal elections, party [[leadership convention]]s, the [[Meech Lake Accord]] negotiations, the [[Charlottetown Accord]] and its referendum, the [[1995 Quebec referendum]], [[1997 Red River flood|floods in Manitoba in 1997]], [[North American Ice Storm of 1998|ice storms in Ontario and Quebec in 1998]], the six days in September 2000 that marked the [[death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau]], the [[Northeast blackout of 2003|2003 blackout across much of Eastern North America]] and the [[death and state funeral of Jack Layton]].
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He has also anchored coverage of many world events, both in the studio and on the scene. In the studio, he anchored coverage of the [[Gulf War]], the [[Kosovo War|War in Kosovo]], the [[September 11 attacks]] and the [[2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa|2014 Parliament Hill shootings]]. He was on the air live when the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] began and anchored coverage of it. On the scene, he anchored coverage of the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]], the funerals of [[Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales|Diana, Princess of Wales]] and [[Funeral of Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]], numerous [[British Royal Family|royal]], [[Pope|papal]], and [[President of the United States|US presidential]] visits to Canada, numerous [[Olympic Games]], and the inauguration of US President [[Barack Obama]].
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 8 September 2022

Person.png Peter Mansbridge  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(journalist, TV anchor)
Peter Mansbridge.png
BornJuly 6, 1948
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish, Canadian
ParentsStanley Harry Mansbridge
Spouse • Parm Dhillon
• Wendy Mesley
• Cynthia Dale

Peter Mansbridge is a British-born Canadian retired news anchor. From 1988 to 2017, he was chief correspondent for CBC News and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. He attended the 2010 Bilderberg meeting.

Early life

Mansbridge was born on July 6, 1948, in London, England.[1] He and his siblings Paul and Wendy were the children of Stanley Harry Mansbridge (1918–2005), an RAF Wing Commander[2] who worked as a civil servant in England, Malaya, and Canada; and Brenda Louise Mansbridge (née Harris-Jones, died 2008).[3]His grandfather Harry Mansbridge was Canadian and a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.[4]

After moving to Ottawa, Ontario, Mansbridge attended high school at the Glebe Collegiate Institute, but dropped out or quit before graduating Grade 12 in 1966. He next was in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1966 and 1967 as a Royal Canadian Navy Pilot Trainee (Venture Officer's Plan) but left because this 2 year RCN Officer training plan required everyone joining to be a High School graduate.

Career

Mansbridge worked as a ticket agent for Transair at Churchill Airport in Churchill, Manitoba. In 1968, Mansbridge was discovered by Gaston Charpentier, a station manager for the local Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio station CHFC, when he heard Mansbridge making a flight announcement. Charpentier hired the 19-year-old Mansbridge as the host of CHFC's late night music program.[5] In 1971, Mansbridge moved to Winnipeg to continue as a reporter for the CBC radio and in the next year, he joined TV as a reporter.

In 1975, Mansbridge became a reporter in Saskatchewan for the CBC's flagship evening news program The National. In 1976, he relocated to Ottawa to become parliamentary correspondent.[5] Following a decade of political coverage, Mansbridge had become a substitute anchor for Knowlton Nash and in 1988, CBS offered him a job as a co-anchor for a morning show. To keep Mansbridge in Canada, Nash retired from his anchoring duties at the CBC.[6]

On May 1, 1988, Mansbridge debuted as the sole anchor of The National. In 1992 he became co-anchor with Pamela Wallin of CBC Prime Time News, which replaced The National as CBC Television's main network newscast; when the newscast reverted to the name The National in 1995, Mansbridge resumed his role as the program's sole anchor.

During his tenure as anchor, he has covered Canadian news stories including federal elections, party leadership conventions, the Meech Lake Accord negotiations, the Charlottetown Accord and its referendum, the 1995 Quebec referendum, floods in Manitoba in 1997, ice storms in Ontario and Quebec in 1998, the six days in September 2000 that marked the death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau, the 2003 blackout across much of Eastern North America and the death and state funeral of Jack Layton.

He has also anchored coverage of many world events, both in the studio and on the scene. In the studio, he anchored coverage of the Gulf War, the War in Kosovo, the September 11 attacks and the 2014 Parliament Hill shootings. He was on the air live when the 2003 invasion of Iraq began and anchored coverage of it. On the scene, he anchored coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales and Pope John Paul II, numerous royal, papal, and US presidential visits to Canada, numerous Olympic Games, and the inauguration of US President Barack Obama.


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/20103 June 20106 June 2010Spain
Hotel Dolce Sitges
Barcelona
The 122 guests met in the Hotel Dolce Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.
Halifax International Security Forum/2013Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Spooky conference in Canada
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