Bob McDonald (science journalist)
Bob McDonald | |
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Born | January 25, 1951 Wingham, Ontario, Canada | (age 73)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | science journalist, CBC's chief science correspondent, host: Quirks & Quarks |
Bob McDonald
Career
In 1972, with no formal academic training, he began his science communication career as a demonstrator at the Ontario Science Centre, and eventually travelled to California to watch the live action of NASA's Voyager 2 space probe launch.[2] Upon returning to Canada, he was in great demand to talk about the missions and eventually became the regular science correspondent for a number of shows.[3][4][5][6][7]
From 1986 to 1992, he was the host and one of the producers of
In 1992, he became the host of the weekly
On September 8, 2005, McDonald premiered a new three-season, 39-part series on
Honours
McDonald received the 2001 Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion, from
In 2010, McDonald was initiated as an honorary life member of the Sigma Xi honour society.[14]
McDonald was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada on June 30, 2011 "for his contributions, as a journalist and educator, to the public understanding of science."[15]
In July 2014, an asteroid, that had previously been assigned the number 332324 and the designation 2006 XN67, was named after McDonald. This occurred at the request of David D. Balam, the Canadian astronomer who had discovered the asteroid.[16]
Bibliography
- McDonald, Bob; Binks, Bob; Grace, Eric; Pearson, Gary; CBC Enterprises (1988). Wonderstruck. Toronto: CBC Enterprises. OCLC 19295563.
- McDonald, Bob; Grace, Eric; Hemsworth, Sandra; Pearson, Gary; CBC Enterprises (1989). Wonderstruck II. Montreal: CBC Enterprises. ISBN 0-88794-360-8.
- McDonald, Bob (2000). Measuring the Earth with a Stick: science as I've seen it. Toronto: Viking. ISBN 0-670-88925-3.
- McDonald, Bob (2002). The Quirks & Quarks Question Book: 101 answers to listeners' questions. Toronto: M & S. ISBN 0-7710-5448-3.
- Lebans, Jim; Mcdonald, Bob (2008). The Quirks & Quarks Guide to Space: 42 questions (and answers) about life, the universe, and everything. Toronto: M & S. ISBN 978-0-7710-5003-9.
- Senson, Pat; Mcdonald, Bob (2008). Nasty, Brutish and Short: The Quirks & Quarks Guide to Animal Sex and Other Weird Behaviour. Toronto: M & S. ISBN 978-0-7710-7968-9.
- McDonald, Bob (2014). Canadian Spacewalkers: Hadfield, MacLean and Williams Remember the Ultimate High Adventure. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 978-1-77162-044-4.
References
- ^ "Fresh Air interview on 35 year anniversary of Quirks & Quirks". CBC. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ McDonald, Bob (December 14, 2018). "Half a lifetime to leave the solar system".
- ^ "Dream Job: Bob McDonald The Science Of Going For It". canoe.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The "Gee Whiz" effect, Ryerson Review of Journalism". rrj.ca. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Quirks and Quarks host to speak at University College". themanitoban.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Science Broadcasting: Star Gazing With Bob McDonald". sciencecareers.sciencemag.org. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Bob McDonald talks up science at U of S". thestarphoenix.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "CBC Broadcaster Praises Local Participation". sourcewaterinfo.on.ca. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "The Significance of Science on The Agenda - video link". tvo.org. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
- ^ "Host". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ "Bob McDonald". speakers.ca. Archived from the original on January 13, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "Find Out How To Get Paid For Having Fun, Award-winning Host/Writer Tells Grads" Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, June 16, 2011.
- ^ "Bob McDonald Addresses Loyalist Convocation", June 10, 2011.
- ^ "Sigma Xi Honorary Members". sigmaxi.org. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "Governor General Announces 50 New Appointments to the Order of Canada", June 30, 2011.
- ^ Chung, Emily (July 22, 2014). "Bob McDonald, the asteroid, flies through space". CBC News. Retrieved July 22, 2014.