John Martin (Canadian broadcaster)
John Martin (1947 – February 23,[1] 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster, credited with "almost single-handedly" creating music television in Canada.
Early life and career
Born in
The New Music and MuchMusic
After the cancellation of 90 Minutes Live, Martin found himself driving a
The idea didn't sell to Canadian television networks of the day – at the CBC, it was caught between the departments of variety and current affairs – but
Martin then began to plan an entire station devoted to music, and the result,
After Much
After leaving Much and CHUM in 1993 – "His mercurial temperament and guerilla management style," CITY's news website would recall after his death, had started "to clash with others in the industry" – he worked on specials, directing The Genius of Lenny Breau (1999), which explores the short and tragic life of Canadian guitar legend Lenny Breau, and also directing Hank & Jimmie: A Story of Country (2000), a portrait of the troubled lives and relationship of Hank Snow and his only child, singer-turned-preacher Jimmie Rodgers Snow. Martin was also program director for the Canadian dance music specialty channel bpm:tv.
He died in 2006, of esophageal cancer.
References
- ^ Coroner's Report
External links
- Music Man Mourned (Pulse 24, February 23, 2006)
- MuchMusic Pioneer John Martin dies (CBC, February 24, 2006)
- McLean, Steve (2006-02-24). "The New Music/MuchMusic Mastermind Succumbs To Cancer". )
- I'm With the Band (Ryerson Review of Journalism, Summer 1997)
- MuchMusic (Museum of Broadcast Communications)
- Hank & Jimmie: A Story of Country, distributor's catalogue page
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