Peter Desbarats
Canadian author, playwright and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Hullett Desbarats, OC (July 2, 1933 – February 11, 2014) was a Canadian author, playwright and journalist.[1] He was also the dean of journalism at the University of Western Ontario (1981–1997),[1][2] a former commissioner in the Somalia Inquiry[1][2] and a former Maclean-Hunter chair of Communications Ethics at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.
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Peter Desbarats | |
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Born | (1933-07-02)July 2, 1933 |
Died | February 11, 2014(2014-02-11) (aged 80) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | journalist, writer |
Known for | Global News anchor, Toronto Star columnist |
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Until his death from Alzheimer's disease,[3] he lived in a heritage home with his actress wife Hazel in the East Woodfield Heritage Conservation District in London, Ontario.[3]