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  CBC: Life And Times
The untimely death of Barbara Frum in March 1992, at age 54, stunned and saddened Canadians.
Frum and her family fought hard to keep it that way.
Barbara Frum Classic Clips from As it Happens
www.cbc.ca /lifeandtimes/frum.html   (330 words)

  
  Barbara Frum
Barbara Frum (September 8, 1937-March 26, 1992) was one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists, a legendary news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Frum's skills as a tough, incisive and well-informed interviewer quickly made the program one of CBC Radio's most popular and enduring programs (it still airs today, in virtually the same format), and she continued to host until 1981.
Frum was also frequently parodied on CODCO by Greg Malone, whose portrayal involved the recurring catchphrase "But are you bitter?" One of the most memorable moments in the history of the Gemini Awards came when Frum and Malone (in his Frum drag) presented an award together.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/ba/barbara_frum.html   (549 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - David Frum
Frum is widely cited as having authored the phrase "axis of evil," which he discusses in his book.
Frum is the son of Barbara Frum (1937-1992), who was one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists and was widely thought to have liberal views.
Frum is Jewish and is considered to be a neo-conservative.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/David_Frum   (606 words)

  
 Frum, Barbara
Frum, Barbara, née Rosberg, radio and TV journalist (b at Niagara Falls, NY 8 Sept 1937; d 26 Mar 1992 at Toronto).
She was awarded a posthumous Honourary Degree from the University of Toronto (May 1992) and in 1993 the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television awarded her the John Drainie Award for Distinguished Contributions to Broadcasting.
In the new CBC building in downtown Toronto, the Barbara Frum Atrium now stands and, within it, a stunning commemorative sculpture in her honour, depicting both her career and her influence on radio and television broadcasting.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003092   (264 words)

  
 Barbara Frum: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
Barbara Frum (1937-1992) was one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists, a legendary news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
She was a longtime host of CBC Radio One's As It Happens, and then went on to host The Journal[?] on CBC Television[?].
She was the mother of David Frum, journalist and former speechwriter.
www.encyclopedian.com /ba/Barbara-Frum.html   (230 words)

  
 Barbara Frum - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Barbara Frum, OC, BA, LL.D (September 8, 1937 – March 26, 1992) was one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists, a legendary news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Canadians - and Americans along the border, who knew Frum's work - were shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of one of Canadian television's most beloved broadcasters, and virtually the entire broadcast of both The National and The Journal that evening was a tribute to her and a retrospective of her career.
Shortly after her death, the North York Public Library branch (now Toronto Public Library) at 20 Covington Rd was named in honour of Barbara Frum for her accomplishments as a distinguished broadcaster and journalist.
www.recipeland.com:8080 /facts/Barbara_Frum   (681 words)

  
 Barbara Frum, Journalist, 54 - New York Times
Barbara Frum, whose interviews with politicians and celebrities around the world were a fixture on Canadian radio and television for decades, died today at Toronto General Hospital.
Frum was the host of the popular CBC-Radio program "As It Happens" from 1971 to 1982 before joining "The Journal," a nightly television news program.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Murray Frum, a daughter, Linda, of Toronto, and two sons, David, a features editor at The Wall Street Journal in New York City, and Matthew, of Vancouver.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3DF133AF93BA15750C0A964958260   (146 words)

  
 KML's Monoblog: Leadership and language
Frum, who was employed as a speechwriter at the White House, became widely known last year as the author of that phrase, when his wife sent an email to friends boasting of her husband's accomplishment.
Barbara Frum was a celebrity in Canada throughout the 1970s and 80s, as a result of hosting at least two ground-breaking news programmes for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).
Barbara Frum never let her personal prejudices affect her investigation or communication of the events of her day.
www.kevinlaurence.net /2003/01/leadership_and_language.html   (913 words)

  
 Frum, Barbara
Barbara Frum was one of Canada's most respected and influential woman journalists.
She was honoured with numerous awards during her tenure, most notably the National Press Club of Canada Award for Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Journalism in 1975; Woman of the Year in literature, arts and education category of the Canadian Press in 1976; and the Order of Canada in l979.
Features, such as field reports and short documentaries, public forums and debates as well as a series of reports on business, sports, arts and entertainment, and science news were interwoven with the interview portion of the program.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/F/htmlF/frumbarbara/frumbarbara.htm   (736 words)

  
 Barbara Frum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In her day, Barbara Frum was the most famous female journalist in Canada.
Barbara was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 1937, the
In the fall of 1971, Barbara Frum began what was to be 10 challenging years as host of As It happens -- connecting the world by telephone and attracting a large and loyal audience.
www.accesswave.ca /~bwark/Journalists/barbara_frum.htm   (720 words)

  
 Canadian Jewish News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fifty four years old when she died of leukemia in 1992, Frum was a self-made woman who battled cancer with grace and courage.
She was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the daughter of a prosperous merchant whose department store was a landmark in the region.
Barbara Rosberg valued knowledge and brought a skeptical sensibility to her surroundings.
www.cjnews.com /pastissues/02/sept26-02/tab/tab.htm   (340 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Barbara Frum
After the first year, Frum became the sole host of the program, although Finlay continued to be associated with the program as a reporter and documentarian.
Frum was frequently parodied on CODCO by Greg Malone, whose portrayal involved the recurring catchphrase "But are you bitter?" One of the most memorable moments in the history of the Gemini Awards came when Frum and Malone (in his Frum drag) presented an award together.
She was also parodied on Sesame Park (the Canadian version of Sesame Street), with a muppet named "Barbara Plum", host of "The Notebook".
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Barbara_Frum   (724 words)

  
 David Frum at AllExperts
Frum is the son of Barbara Frum (1937-1992), one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists and was widely thought to have liberal views.
David Frum is married to writer Danielle Crittenden and is thus the son-in-law of former Toronto Sun editor Peter Worthington.
In the 2004 election special of the BBC program Question Time, Frum claimed that the suggestion America was once an ally of Saddam Hussein was "Hollywood, not history" and that the facts regarding such were "inventions".
en.allexperts.com /e/d/da/david_frum.htm   (852 words)

  
 Frum, Barbara
Frum, Barbara, née Rosberg, journaliste de la radio et de la télévision (Niagara Falls, N.Y., 8 sept. 1937 -- Toronto, 26 mars 1992).
Barbara Frum en train d'interviewer le président Nelson Mandela (avec la permission de la Société Radio-Canada).
Dans le nouvel édifice de la SOCIÉTÉ RADIO-CANADA, au centre-ville de Toronto, se trouvent le Barbara Frum Atrium et, à l'intérieur, une impressionnante sculpture rendant hommage à sa mémoire et reflétant à la fois sa carrière et son influence sur la radio et la télévision.
www.canadianencyclopedia.ca /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=F1ARTF0003092   (274 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Barbara Frum: Books: Linda Frum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Barbara Frum was so beloved by the public, and died so recently, that readers and reviewers are now arguing about whether Linda Frum's portrait conforms to their own memories of the accomplished journalist and broadcaster.
The description of Barbara Frum's upbringing is a frank and slightly terrifying portrait of the creation of an overachiever.
This has not made mourning Barbara any easier, and Linda Frum is courageously frank about her continuing grief and the impact it has had on her subsequent life.
www.amazon.ca /Barbara-Frum-Linda/dp/039422342X   (946 words)

  
 Vive le Canada: Izzy Asper, Barbara Frum, Warren Davis and the Robot Right
Barbara Frum is never weighed for what she really was — the Ice Cold Mama of the Robot Right.
Frum went on honing her skills and passing them on to people like Mary-Lou Findlay, Barbara Budd, and Michael Enright.
When Frum is remembered, (as with d’Izzy Asper), she calls forth, still, eulogies, encomia, praise, and adulation from people in the communications trades.
www.vivelecanada.ca /article.php/20031015220022959/print   (1905 words)

  
 IDEAS - BARBARA FRUM: A DAUGHTER'S MEMOIR   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The death of Barbara Frum in March 1992 stunned and sorrowed Canadians.
By filling her day with so much, my mother was able to con all of us into the reassuring illusion that her leukemia was under control, and that she was not dying.
Barbara Frum--A Daughter's Memoir, by Linda Frum, is published by Random House and is available in bookstores.
www.radio.cbc.ca /programs/ideas/shows/frum   (333 words)

  
 As it happened - Barbara Frum   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Barbara Frum (September 8, 1937-March 26, 1992) was one of Canadas most respected and influential journalists, a legendary news anchor for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.Born in Niagara Falls, New York, Frum pursued studies in History at the University of Toronto.
Although Frum stayed with The Journal, Finlay returned to CBC Radio after the first season.Frum was also frequently parodied on CODCO by Greg Malone, whose portrayal involved the recurring catchphrase "But are you bitter?"Frum died of leukemia on March 26, 1992.
However, after the first season Finlay returned to CBC Radio, and Frum hosted the program on her own until her death in 1992.Frum was so closely identified with the program that following her death, the CBC chose to revamp its entire approach to news programming rather than simply replacing Frum.
www.americanliteratureclassics.com /70464_barbara-frum_0771031955asithappenedbuymedicalbook.html   (666 words)

  
 heroines.ca, Women in Canadian History
When Barbara Frum died of leukemia on March 26, 1992, Canadians from coast to coast were stunned by her unexpected death.
Barbara was born in Niagara Falls, New York.
A biography of Barbara Frum by Manon Lamontgne, from the Museum of Broadcast Communications.
www.heroines.ca /people/frum.html   (284 words)

  
 Les Pages Aux Folles: The Dictator's View of Democracy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
FRUM: President Marcos, with the delay in counting the ballots, your critics have charged that you were able to tamper with the count.
FRUM: President Marcos, many returns did not have official seals, and there are reports of observers appearing in the wrong district, claiming that they represented the opposition when, in fact, they were members of your party...
FRUM: President Marcos, you control the Philippine government, and it is charged that even if you don't receive enough votes, you will still be ratified as President, stealing the election.
www.lespagesauxfolles.ca /Book2/02LPAF44.htm   (584 words)

  
 Journalism Studies 20 - Radio Features Teacher Lesson
In this lesson, students will look at information on Canadian journalist Barbara Frum, and compare radio features to print features, and create their own radio feature.
An introduction to Canadian broadcaster, Barbara Frum, will allow the students to see how exciting and challenging radio can be.
Once the students have some background on Barbara Frum, you will be able to use her archived radio clips to give students examples of a radio feature.
olc.spsd.sk.ca /DE/journalismstudies20/electronic_journalism/teacher_radio_features.htm   (530 words)

  
 The Washington Monthly
Frum has always struck me as the most diehard of all possible neocons, with the pointiest of all possible heads.
I think Frum is basically engaged in some public self-aggrandizement (as we know he loves to do, based on the pains he took to claim credit for the "axis of evil" line) in order to make the point that the folks running the show suck compared to him.
Frum, having the same rich, silver spoon, upbringing in Canada as his mentor, Conrad Black and (with the same results) has never felt very comfortable in the rough and tumble, give and take world we live in.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /archives/individual/2005_07/006641.php   (6339 words)

  
 heroines.ca, Women in Canadian History
When Barbara Frum died of leukemia on March 26, 1992, Canadians from coast to coast were stunned by her unexpected death.
Barbara was born in Niagara Falls, New York.
CBC Archives feature on Barbara Frum, featuring many radio and TV clips as well as educational activities for teachers and their students.
heroines.ca /people/frum.html   (302 words)

  
 Journalism Studies 20 - Radio Features Student Page
An introduction to Canadian broadcaster, Barbara Frum, will help you to see how exciting and challenging radio can be.
Once you have some background on Barbara Frum, you will have the chance to listen to three archived radio clips as examples of a radio feature.
At the time of these features, Frum was co-host of this current events show (1971-1982).
www.saskschools.ca /curr_content/journalism20/electronic_journalism/radio_features.htm   (512 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Barbara Frum, OC, BA, LL.D (September 8, 1937 – March 26, 1992) was one of Canada's most respected and influential journalists, a legendary interviewer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
She married Toronto dentist Murray Frum (1957) who later became a real estate developer.
Canadians, and Americans along the border, who knew Frum's work, were shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of one of Canadian television's most beloved broadcasters.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Barbara_Frum   (701 words)

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