Richard Brown (journalist) explained

Richard Brown (c. 1952-) from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, is a Canadian journalist.^[1]

Career

Brown is a former high school teacher and speech writer for Liberal Party of Canada.^[2] He started broadcast journalism with CFRN in Edmonton, Alberta.^[1]

In 1981 he was one of the first news presenters of CNN Headline News. He has also presented news at Global TV Toronto, CTV Toronto, WCBS-TV NYC, KGO-TV San Francisco (1990–96),^[3] and KXLY-TV Spokane, Washington (1998-2007).^[1] He hosted a daily radio talk show on CKOM and CJME in Saskatchewan.^[4] In 2013, Brown was appointed Chief Communications Officer for the then-mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Don Atchison.^[5]

Brown has received eight Emmys, Radio Television News Directors Association and Associated Press awards,^[4] and the George Foster Peabody medal for his coverage of the Rwanda Civil War and Refugee Crisis in 1994.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Off-the-air with Richard Brown . spokesman.com. 2007-12-03. 2015-08-29.
2. Web site: Connect: Off-the-air with Richard Brown .
3. Web site: Anchor Brown Out At KGO / Dan Ashley replaces Peabody Award winner. SFGate. Sylvia. Rubin . San Francisco Chronicle. June 18, 1996 . 2011-01-13 .
4. Web site: The Afternoon News with Richard Brown . CJME . RawlcoRadio . 2011-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101206021601/http://www.newstalk980.com/afternoon-news . 2010-12-06 .
5. Web site: Richard Brown, Chief Communications Officer for the Mayor, shows off a souvenir while the judges panel is introduced during Swinging with the Stars at TCU Place in Saskatoon, January 24, 2015.. theprovince.com. 2015-01-26. 2015-08-29.
6. Web site: Rwanda, 1994, Organization: KGO-TV . The Peabody Awards . www.peabody.uga.edu . 2011-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611082017/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/details.php?id=237 . 2010-06-11 .