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CBC-TV Producer Bob Gibbons takes tongue-in-cheek approach
CBC-TV Producer Bob Gibbons takes tongue-in-cheek approach

CBC-TV Producer Bob Gibbons takes tongue-in-cheek approach

Date3/24/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: CBC-TV Producer Bob Gibbons takes tongue-in-cheek approach. He made some dreams almost come true last night in The Cocktail Zone.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100601F
Toronto Star team tries out. From left: Rob Salem, Jim Wilkes, Fred Ross, John Miller, producer Gibbons
Toronto Star team tries out. From left: Rob Salem, Jim Wilkes, Fred Ross, John Miller, producer Gibbons
2/22/1979
Hairy Godfather of Rock: Billy Gibbons looks sultably goofy in sunglasses, black suit, white guitar, pink baseball cap and two-foot-long beard, at Maple Leaf Gardens
Hairy Godfather of Rock: Billy Gibbons looks sultably goofy in sunglasses, black suit, white guitar, pink baseball cap and two-foot-long beard, at Maple Leaf Gardens
10/11/1990
Barb Gibbons, left, Sheila Holmes, Chris Gibbons and Bonny Trites distribute boxes
Barb Gibbons, left, Sheila Holmes, Chris Gibbons and Bonny Trites distribute boxes
12/19/1978
Storytelling takes many forms: from left, children's author Robert Munsch, CBC broadcaster Stuart McLean and fulltime storyteller Dan Yashinsky
Storytelling takes many forms: from left, children's author Robert Munsch, CBC broadcaster Stuart McLean and fulltime storyteller Dan Yashinsky
2/13/1989
Executive Producer of the CBC's religious program, Man Alive, Leo Rampen says the show aims to make people think rather than provide answers. The program starts its 10th season on Oct. 4
Executive Producer of the CBC's religious program, Man Alive, Leo Rampen says the show aims to make people think rather than provide answers. The program starts its 10th season on Oct. 4
9/8/1976
Bob Yuill: We should take all the beer bottles out, get the ceilar cleaned up, and put the wife's snow shovel away on the shelf, the controller says, with tongue firmly implanted in his cheek
Bob Yuill: We should take all the beer bottles out, get the ceilar cleaned up, and put the wife's snow shovel away on the shelf, the controller says, with tongue firmly implanted in his cheek
4/29/1982
Home again: Race driver Peter Gibbons, of Stouffville, sits in his IROC Camaro
Home again: Race driver Peter Gibbons, of Stouffville, sits in his IROC Camaro
7/6/1988
Temporary Shelter: Fred Gibbons and Mary Dwyer have moved off the streets and into a basement apartment
Temporary Shelter: Fred Gibbons and Mary Dwyer have moved off the streets and into a basement apartment
7/23/1988
Cold stone wall encloses the Renfrew county jail where Gibbons is held in custody
Cold stone wall encloses the Renfrew county jail where Gibbons is held in custody
12/15/1946
John Ross, TV producer, says domestic fights in TV dramas could have adverse effect on many children
John Ross, TV producer, says domestic fights in TV dramas could have adverse effect on many children
11/4/1975
Educational TV producer Michael Spivak, who works at the new Channel 19 and has won awards with his programs, says, If I can just make them (Students)(...)
Educational TV producer Michael Spivak, who works at the new Channel 19 and has won awards with his programs, says, If I can just make them (Students)(...)
7/31/1970
The Power Broker: Don MacPherson, ex-CBC, ex-Global TV, heads the largest of the group in the bidding
The Power Broker: Don MacPherson, ex-CBC, ex-Global TV, heads the largest of the group in the bidding
7/8/1971