Thomas Ide
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Born | Thomas Ranald Ide February 20, 1919 TVOntario |
Thomas Ranald "Ran" Ide,
Biography
Born in Ottawa, he received a degree in economics and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
Ide first got involved in broadcasting while he was a teenager in
After the war, he became a high school teacher in Port Arthur, Ontario and eventually became principal of Port Arthur Collegiate Institute and then, in 1965, superintendent of schools in the area.[2]
In 1966, he was appointed director of educational television at the Ontario Ministry of Education by then
Ide faced controversy in 1978 when he backed the production of The Jesus Trial, a series in which historical scholars staged a mock trial of Jews for the murder of Christ. The series was acclaimed by theologians and academics but was criticized by the
After retiring from TVO in 1979 Ide chaired the federal Department of Communications Research Advisory Board, the Science Council of Canada's Communications board and served as acting vice-president of planning at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[3]
In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He died of leukemia in 1996. Former Premier Davis delivered a eulogy at Ide's memorial service.[4]
References
- ^ a b c David Lancashire, "The Godfather who made a network tick", Globe and Mail, June 21, 1979
- ^ a b c Doug Saunders (October 24, 1996). "Lives Lived: Thomas Ranald Ide". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Allan Barnes, "Ran Ide, 77, helped found TVOntario in '70", Toronto Star, October 24, 1996
- ^ William G. Davis, "Nurture TVOntario in founder's memory", Toronto Star, November 20, 1996
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