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A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?
A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?

A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?

Date4/18/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070431F
On may 2, Peter Mansbridge steps into Knowlton Nash's shoes as anchorman of CBC-TV's The National
On may 2, Peter Mansbridge steps into Knowlton Nash's shoes as anchorman of CBC-TV's The National
4/18/1988
Handling over: When Peter Mansbridge, left, was offered a million-dollar job at CBS, Knowlton Nash came up with an offer he couldn't refuse - he'd step aside as anchor of The National on the CBC
Handling over: When Peter Mansbridge, left, was offered a million-dollar job at CBS, Knowlton Nash came up with an offer he couldn't refuse - he'd step aside as anchor of The National on the CBC
11/12/1987
Most authoritative voice on the CBC news, next to Knowlton Nash's, belongs to Peter Mansbridge, 34, a man who was loading freight planes 14 years ago
Most authoritative voice on the CBC news, next to Knowlton Nash's, belongs to Peter Mansbridge, 34, a man who was loading freight planes 14 years ago
3/1/1983
Eye on fans: Argo general manager Mike McCarthy in SkyDome box checks out viewers under glass in restaurants and hotel who paid little or nothing to see the game
Eye on fans: Argo general manager Mike McCarthy in SkyDome box checks out viewers under glass in restaurants and hotel who paid little or nothing to see the game
10/23/1990
Viewers admire a display in the Chinese are exhibiton at the Royal Ontario Museum
Viewers admire a display in the Chinese are exhibiton at the Royal Ontario Museum
8/7/1974
Iannuzzi will reach out to Ontario television viewers in more than 30 languages
Iannuzzi will reach out to Ontario television viewers in more than 30 languages
5/30/1979
Busy Weekend: Bleary-eyed TV viewers will need a few days to rest following a weekend of home runs at the skyDome, a dandy Derby finish and some Hawk-Ish hockey
Busy Weekend: Bleary-eyed TV viewers will need a few days to rest following a weekend of home runs at the skyDome, a dandy Derby finish and some Hawk-Ish hockey
5/6/1990
Inuvik, N.W.T., has had satellite television since February and the Eskimo and Indian viewers have learned to dislike reruns. But children on lunch ho(...)
Inuvik, N.W.T., has had satellite television since February and the Eskimo and Indian viewers have learned to dislike reruns. But children on lunch ho(...)
12/4/1973
The Host: Between presentations comedian Dave Broadfoot reminded television ACTRA viewers that the show was coming from Toronto -- gateway to Hamilton
The Host: Between presentations comedian Dave Broadfoot reminded television ACTRA viewers that the show was coming from Toronto -- gateway to Hamilton
4/9/1980
Jennifer Dale: Viewers seemed less intrested in the protagonist Vanderberg than his comely accomplice, who deserves a series of her own, TV Critic Jim Bawden reports
Jennifer Dale: Viewers seemed less intrested in the protagonist Vanderberg than his comely accomplice, who deserves a series of her own, TV Critic Jim Bawden reports
7/25/1983
Wall to wall games: Mattel Electronics has introduced a new system that allows viewers to play all kinds of electronic games on their television sets
Wall to wall games: Mattel Electronics has introduced a new system that allows viewers to play all kinds of electronic games on their television sets
2/7/1980
Arthur F. Knowles: TV Ontario's plea for funds from its viewers is alarming in view of the fact that the station has done so poorly with the $30 million already provided by the taxpayers, reader says. Crown corporation can't begin to compete with Buffalo's PBS station.
Arthur F. Knowles: TV Ontario's plea for funds from its viewers is alarming in view of the fact that the station has done so poorly with the $30 million already provided by the taxpayers, reader says. Crown corporation can't begin to compete with Buffalo's PBS station.
4/9/1982