Harvey Kirck
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Harvey Kirck (October 14, 1928 – February 18, 2002) was a
Radio days
His career began in radio at
Television career
He joined
CTV in 1963. He joined the CTV National News in 1963 as co-anchor replacing Baden Langton who had joined ABC News. He initially co-anchored with Peter Jennings and Ab Douglas but when Jennings followed Langton to ABC, Kirck became sole anchor with Douglas doing inserts from Ottawa. In 1976, Kirck was joined by Lloyd Robertson, forming an anchoring team that remained until Kirck's retirement from the broadcast in 1984. From 1984 to 1987 he was a host on W5
. He also hosted Sketches of Our Town from the mid 1980s to early 1990s.
Kirck was one of the longest-serving newsmen in
congestive heart failure
two years later at the age of 73.
Personal
Kirck was married three times (Maggie m 1947, Renate m 1962) and was survived by wife Brenda (m. 1983) and three children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Harvey Kirck. Variety, February 20, 2002. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ a b Harvey Kirck at the Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ISBN 0-00-217650-5.
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