118:
as the CBC Television's first regular national newsreader. Previously, each five-minute news bulletin had been read by a variety of announcers - a situation found to create a disjointed broadcast. By the end of 1954 the national news broadcast was expanded to 15 minutes, twice a day, with film and
245:
as its international affairs expert and weekend news anchor. He left after several years to lecture and write books on international affairs and ran the Larry
Henderson School of Television in Toronto. In the 1970s, Henderson joined the
122:
Henderson was known for his temper and would swear on the air or make his reading unintelligibly fast when signalled by the director to speed up. On one occasion he walked off the set when the film for a news story was not ready on cue.
263:
becoming its editor the next year. He revitalized the paper increasing its subscription rate from 30,000 to 60,000 before his retirement in 1986. Under his leadership, the newspaper became a leading voice in the
Canadian
197:
in the signal corps. Following the war, Henderson rejoined CBC - he applied to work for the broadcaster as an actor but instead found himself working as a staff announcer from 1946 to 1948 when he moved to
851:
811:
786:
462:
228:. Henderson would anchor the broadcast for almost five years and would, unusually for newsreaders at the time, memorize his script rather than read it live.
389:
351:
312:
846:
796:
781:
247:
806:
836:
821:
826:
213:
spending six weeks in the wartorn country in 1950. He subsequently travelled through Europe for three years sending recordings for his
831:
791:
224:
In 1954, he returned to Canada to accept a position at CBC Television as its newsreader in hopes of becoming the country's answer to
816:
801:
178:
455:
841:
375:
448:
738:
702:
506:
494:
432:
139:
726:
536:
473:
143:
355:
316:
384:
103:
156:
776:
771:
598:
135:
651:
636:
576:
566:
548:
418:
259:
241:
131:
74:
337:
696:
630:
542:
530:
440:
225:
170:
668:
560:
552:
512:
280:
62:
720:
690:
674:
273:
165:
134:, where he studied music. In 1936 he travelled to England with the hopes of becoming a
94:
93:(September 4, 1917 – November 26, 2006) was the first regular newsreader on the
765:
714:
657:
624:
603:
593:
524:
500:
265:
182:
161:
732:
708:
663:
607:
570:
556:
194:
186:
750:
744:
684:
679:
151:
115:
518:
210:
154:. He spent three years in repertory theatre in England performing the lead in
602:
was the CBC's flagship news program co-hosted by Peter
Mansbridge and first
618:
251:
127:
108:
39:
352:"Catholic Insight : Biographies : Larry Henderson: Journalist"
313:"Catholic Insight : Biographies : Larry Henderson: Journalist"
279:
Henderson died in his sleep on Monday, November 26, 2006 at his home in
236:
232:
177:
In 1940, he returned to Canada and joined the announcing staff of the
254:
where he helped organize the country's national broadcasting system.
147:
43:
298:"LARRY HENDERSON, BROADCASTER AND EDITOR: 1917-2006", Langan, F F.,
206:
which would eventually be syndicated to 24 private radio stations.
190:
199:
444:
268:
movement. In his later years, Henderson was managing editor of
209:
Henderson was the first
Canadian broadcaster to cover the
217:
program back to Canada as well as hosting a CBC show,
119:still pictures accompanying Henderson's narration.
80:
70:
51:
25:
18:
276:magazine. He retired from this venture in 2002.
456:
8:
463:
449:
441:
399:
15:
257:In 1973, Henderson began writing for the
248:Canadian International Development Agency
852:Royal Canadian Corps of Signals soldiers
812:McGill University School of Music alumni
338:"Larry Henderson. - Free Online Library"
231:In 1959, Henderson left CBC to work for
142:and did further graduate studies at the
787:Canadian Army personnel of World War II
291:
84:broadcaster, actor, news anchor, writer
7:
138:actor. In London, he studied at the
107:, from 1954 to 1959. He was born in
14:
847:20th-century Canadian journalists
179:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
797:Canadian television news anchors
782:Military personnel from Montreal
807:Canadian Roman Catholic writers
423:CBC TV Nighttime National News
181:. In 1943, he enlisted in the
1:
837:CTV Television Network people
376:Obituary: Larry Henderson, 89
822:Canadian radio news anchors
390:Larry Henderson: Journalist
868:
827:Canadian newspaper editors
144:School of Graduate Studies
140:London School of Economics
114:Henderson was selected by
832:Canadian male journalists
792:Journalists from Montreal
671:(2010–2017, 2020–present)
645:
614:
586:
481:
429:
415:
407:
402:
817:Anglophone Quebec people
802:Canadian Roman Catholics
617:Chief Correspondent for
160:and playing Mercutio to
648:Weekend/fill-in anchors
250:going on assignment to
474:CBC News: The National
126:Henderson was born in
842:CBC Television people
272:, a Canadian monthly
219:Passport to Adventure
101:, later rebranded as
302:, 28 Nov 2006: S.9.
599:CBC Prime Time News
588:*from 1992 to 1995
652:Adrienne Arsenault
637:Adrienne Arsenault
577:Adrienne Arsenault
567:Adrienne Arsenault
549:Adrienne Arsenault
300:The Globe and Mail
239:. He later joined
759:
758:
729:(1990–1992, 2005)
439:
438:
430:Succeeded by
424:
419:The National News
260:Catholic Register
242:CTV National News
132:McGill University
99:The National News
88:
87:
75:McGill University
55:November 26, 2006
36:September 4, 1917
859:
697:Peter Mansbridge
631:Peter Mansbridge
543:Peter Mansbridge
531:Peter Mansbridge
484:Principal anchor
465:
458:
451:
442:
422:
408:Preceded by
400:
394:Catholic Insight
378:
373:
367:
366:
364:
363:
354:. Archived from
348:
342:
341:
334:
328:
327:
325:
324:
315:. Archived from
309:
303:
296:
226:Edward R. Murrow
171:Romeo and Juliet
58:
35:
33:
16:
867:
866:
862:
861:
860:
858:
857:
856:
762:
761:
760:
755:
669:Ian Hanomansing
641:
622:
610:
582:
561:Ian Hanomansing
553:Rosemary Barton
513:Lloyd Robertson
489:Larry Henderson
477:
469:
435:
426:
421:
413:
381:
374:
370:
361:
359:
350:
349:
345:
336:
335:
331:
322:
320:
311:
310:
306:
297:
293:
289:
281:London, Ontario
91:Larry Henderson
71:Alma mater
66:
63:London, Ontario
60:
56:
47:
37:
31:
29:
21:
20:Larry Henderson
12:
11:
5:
865:
863:
855:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
764:
763:
757:
756:
754:
748:
747:(2005–present)
742:
736:
730:
724:
721:Jacquie Perrin
718:
712:
706:
700:
694:
691:Carole MacNeil
688:
682:
677:
675:Heather Hiscox
672:
666:
661:
660:(2009–present)
655:
646:
643:
642:
640:
639:(2022–present)
634:
628:
615:
612:
611:
587:
584:
583:
581:
580:
579:(2022–present)
574:
564:
546:
540:
534:
528:
522:
516:
510:
504:
498:
492:
482:
479:
478:
470:
468:
467:
460:
453:
445:
437:
436:
431:
428:
414:
409:
405:
404:
403:Media offices
398:
397:
387:
380:
379:
368:
343:
329:
304:
290:
288:
285:
274:Roman Catholic
157:Doctor Faustus
95:CBC Television
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
61:
59:(aged 89)
53:
49:
48:
38:
27:
23:
22:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
864:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
767:
752:
749:
746:
743:
740:
739:Brian Stewart
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
722:
719:
716:
715:Knowlton Nash
713:
710:
707:
704:
703:George McLean
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
670:
667:
665:
662:
659:
658:Kim Brunhuber
656:
653:
650:
649:
644:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
625:Knowlton Nash
623:
621:
620:
613:
609:
605:
604:Pamela Wallin
601:
600:
595:
594:CBC Newsworld
591:
585:
578:
575:
572:
568:
565:
562:
558:
554:
550:
547:
544:
541:
539:* (1992–1995)
538:
535:
532:
529:
526:
525:Knowlton Nash
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
501:Stanley Burke
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
486:
485:
480:
476:
475:
466:
461:
459:
454:
452:
447:
446:
443:
434:
425:
420:
412:
406:
401:
395:
391:
388:
386:
383:
382:
377:
372:
369:
358:on 2006-05-28
357:
353:
347:
344:
339:
333:
330:
319:on 2006-05-28
318:
314:
308:
305:
301:
295:
292:
286:
284:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
266:anti-abortion
262:
261:
255:
253:
249:
244:
243:
238:
234:
229:
227:
222:
220:
216:
212:
207:
205:
201:
196:
192:
188:
184:
183:Canadian Army
180:
175:
173:
172:
167:
163:
162:Alec Guinness
159:
158:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
136:Shakespearian
133:
130:and attended
129:
124:
120:
117:
112:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
92:
83:
81:Occupation(s)
79:
76:
73:
69:
64:
54:
50:
45:
41:
28:
24:
17:
733:Evan Solomon
727:Alison Smith
709:Wendy Mesley
664:David Common
647:
616:
608:Hana Gartner
597:
590:The National
589:
571:Andrew Chang
557:Andrew Chang
537:Alison Smith
507:Warren Davis
495:Earl Cameron
488:
483:
472:
433:Earl Cameron
416:
410:
393:
371:
360:. Retrieved
356:the original
346:
332:
321:. Retrieved
317:the original
307:
299:
294:
278:
269:
258:
256:
240:
230:
223:
218:
214:
208:
203:
195:World War II
187:North Africa
176:
169:
155:
125:
121:
113:
104:The National
102:
98:
90:
89:
57:(2006-11-26)
777:2006 deaths
772:1917 births
753:(1974–1982)
751:Jan Tennant
745:Diana Swain
741:(1992–2009)
735:(2004–2009)
717:(1988–1992)
705:(1978–1983)
699:(1984–1988)
693:(2004–2009)
687:(2009–2015)
685:Amanda Lang
680:Mark Kelley
654:(1998–2017)
633:(1988–2017)
627:(1978–1988)
573:(2020–2022)
563:(2017–2020)
545:(1995–2017)
533:(1988–1992)
527:(1978–1988)
521:(1976–1978)
515:(1970–1976)
509:(1969–1970)
503:(1966–1969)
497:(1959–1966)
491:(1954–1959)
471:Anchors of
185:serving in
152:Switzerland
116:Mavor Moore
766:Categories
519:Peter Kent
427:1954–1959
417:Anchor of
362:2006-06-28
323:2006-06-28
287:References
215:Headliners
211:Korean War
204:Headliners
111:, Quebec.
32:1917-09-04
592:aired on
396:magazine.
385:Biography
270:Challenge
619:CBC News
606:, later
252:Tanzania
202:to host
128:Montreal
109:Montreal
65:, Canada
46:, Canada
40:Montreal
723:(–2009)
711:(–2021)
237:CHCH-TV
233:CHFI-FM
193:during
596:only.
569:&
559:&
148:Geneva
44:Quebec
411:first
392:from
191:Italy
166:Romeo
235:and
200:CFRB
189:and
52:Died
26:Born
168:in
164:'s
146:in
97:'s
768::
555:,
551:,
283:.
221:.
174:.
150:,
42:,
464:e
457:t
450:v
365:.
340:.
326:.
34:)
30:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.