Inhalt: | "Peter Mansbridge invites us to walk the beat with him in this entertaining and enlightening look into his life and career, from his early broadcasting days in rural Churchill, Manitoba, to the fast-paced news desk of CBC's flagship show, The National, where he reported on stories from around the world. Today, Peter Mansbridge is one of Canada's most trusted reporters, often recognized for his distinctive deep voice, which calmly delivered the nightly news for over thirty years. But growing up, he never considered becoming a broadcaster. In some ways, though, Peter was prepared for a life as a newscaster from an early age. The son of a retired Royal Air Force wing commander turned civil servant, Peter spent his formative years in England and Malaysia before moving to Canada. Each night, the family sat around the dinner table for hours, debating the news of the day, from Cold War scandals and Vietnam to Elvis Presley and The Beatles. So in 1968, when by chance a CBC radio manager in Churchill, Manitoba, heard Peter's voice over an airport PA system and offered him a job hosting the local late night music program, Peter embraced the opportunity. Without a teacher, he turned his radio dial beyond small-town Manitoba to national broadcasts from the CBC, BBC, and US radio networks to learn the skills of a master interviewer. He eventually parlayed his position into his first news gig, and less than twenty years later, he became the chief correspondent and anchor of The National. With humour and heart, Peter shares candid stories from his distinguished career, including reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall; meeting his personal heroes, Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw; being mistaken for the president of Poland at Pope John Paul II's funeral; and landing the role of Peter Moosebridge in Disney's Zootopia. From the first (and only) time he was late to broadcast one winter morning in Churchill to his poignant interview with the late Gord Downie, Peter takes us behind the scenes of his life on the frontlines of journalism and reflects on issues such as the importance of diversity in the newsroom, the role of the media then and now, and the responsibilities we all bear as citizens of an increasingly global world. After years of interviewing others, Peter turns the lens on himself in this, his much-anticipated autobiography."-- |
