CBC Documentary Unit explained

The CBC Documentary Unit was a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 2000 until 2015. The unit focused on documentary production, and was headed by executive producer Mark Starowicz.

Notable productions by the unit include:

• The Canadian Experience
• The Greatest Canadian
• 8th Fire

In June 2014, CBC announced it would close the in-house Documentary Unit, with the last production scheduled for broadcast in the spring of 2015.^[1] The decision sparked backlash from several prominent CBC journalists and other Canadian television and radio personalities.^[2] In July 2015, executive producer Mark Starowicz announced his departure after overseeing documentary production since 1992.^[3]

References

1. Web site: CBC to cut back supper-hour news, in-house productions.
2. Web site: CBC facing backlash from some of its biggest personalities over documentary cuts.
3. Web site: Long-time executive Mark Starowicz leaving CBC.