Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Montreal Anchorman Retires

Beginnings
Bill Haugland has been with CTV Montreal, formerly CFCF, since he started in the mailroom in 1961.
He worked his way up to the anchor desk where he has reported since 1977. Throughout his career, Bill has covered all the major events of the last 45 years, from the celebrations of Expo '67 to the turbulent October Crisis in 1970 and the election of the Parti Quebecois in 1976.
His calm presence reassured Montreal as the province held two sovereignty referendums in 1980 and 1995. Earlier this year, Bill was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada.
Bill Haugland ,45 years with CTV ,.started in the mailroom,.....and has now announced his retirement:
............When I left Montreal ,Andrew Marquis was the main News guy on PULSE CFCF ,....at 6 ,.............so I guess Bill here stepped in when Anfrew (checked out),...........in any case 45 years is a longtime in one employ:
 
 
Read his whole stroy here if you like:  http://montreal.ctv.ca/cfcf/news/cfcf#news_8225
 
 
 

6 comments:

johnmelinvin2 MSN said...

thanks for this info on the retirement....everything
seems to change...how time flys..
JOHN

arbutus MSN said...

Hi Les,   Your mention of Andrew Marquis spurred me to check out his name and I found the following info. I remember him well from his newcasts and how shocked Montrealers were when it was announced he had died. "SO YOUNG" He was a great Anchor.   Gary in Victoria     Andy Marquis - Cub reporter Winnipeg Free Press 1949; reporter Winnipeg Tribune 1950; CKFI Fort Frances ON 1951-53; out of radio 1953-57; reporter then manager CJAV Port Alberni Sept. 1957-59; CKLG Vancouver July 1959-60; news anchor CHAN-TV Vancouver 1960-67; as Andrew Marquis news anchor CFCF-TV Montreal 1967-77; news anchor CBC Montreal 1977-78.  Died in Montreal August 31, 1978 at age 49

les__f MSN said...

Hi Gary (Arbutus),......your right he did seem rather young at the time,...Funny thing ,reading the bio,it's seems that a lot of radio personalities 'cut their teeth' so to speak ,by working in Winnipeg at the start of their careers,....I guess they could get in the business there,and prove themselves,then wait for the opportune time to 'make it' in the big city......................Thanks for that info: Incidentally,.I was going by Martin's Restaurant (across from Peppers) in the Cadboro Bay Village the other day,and there was a lot of Classic ,Antique,Collectable,cars roamong around,....I must have caught the tail end of one of the last car show gatherings of the season,.....and it prompted me to think of you telling us about those Friday night Car club get togethers,up in the shopping center in Broadmead,(Star Buicks /Can tire Thrifty's),.......I still have only made it out to see a few only once ,since you mentioned it...............hahahahaha (it's like living in Montreal,and never having been to any of the landmarks there,till it's too late ,)

les__f MSN said...

Remember this anchorman,....He was a fixture on the evening news for a long long time,.......he then co-anchored (or shared I guess ) the main anchorman job,when they coaxed Lloyd over to CTV,.from CBC   Here's a photo of a young Harvey Kirck   I Remember the Toe Blakes Tavern officially closed for good,and old Harvey near had a tear in his eye,........hahaha I think Harvey probably enjoyed a cool one once in a while and could  empathise with the old place disappearing,.....(it was in it's own right a Montreal landmark of sorts), and on 18/02/02.......old Harvey signed off the planet,.at the age of 73 He certainly had a good career too!..........a Lot of good news people came out of or worked in Montreal........... He made it into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame: Veteran newsman Harvey Kirck dies

TORONTO, Feb. 18 -- Veteran journalist Harvey Kirck, 73, passed away today. Says Lloyd Robertson: "Harvey was a first-class newsman and one of the first traditional old-fashioned newsmen - he cared fundamentally about facts and getting it right. He was also, straightforward and honest and unflappable." Robertson, CTV Chief News Anchor, co-anchored the news with Harvey Kirck from 1976 to 1984. Says Dennis McIntosh, Vice-President of CTV News, "Harvey was a friend and a colleague and a tough S.O.B. when it comes to dealing with journalism. I will miss him terribly." Kirck grew up on a farm in New Liskeard, Ontario, and began his career the only place an aspiring broadcaster could in those days: In radio. His first staff job was as a news announcer at CJIC in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In the 1940s and '50s, Kirck worked in various radio jobs, and became a news director in Toronto. The year 1960 proved to be a turning point in Kirck's life, as he was hired as a news presenter at Hamilton's CHCH-TV, beginning what would become a long and distinguished career in television news. He was a hit on television, with Canadians attracted to his gruff, no-nonsense delivery and unflappable style. He became CTV's anchor in 1963 and, from then until 1984, he was a fixture in Canadian homes. "He was also the first major anchor of private TV news in this country and he gave it a stature and a consistency it hadn't had before. That puts him in the history books," said Robertson. Every evening, Kirck brought viewers the news with his signature nature and warm on-air personality. Kirck covered the stories and headlines that shaped a whole generation: John F. Kennedy's assassination, Winston Churchill's funeral, the Apollo space missions, elections, the Quebec referendum. Then in 1976, he was asked to share anchoring duties on CTV News with Lloyd Robertson. The team stayed together for more than seven years. Kirck left the CTV National News after his 20th season - having been an anchorman longer than anyone else in North America. "With a heartfelt thank you, I think we should carry on as usual," he said at his last broadcast in April 1984, ending with his nightly sign-off. Kirck was inducted into the Canada's Broadcast Hall of Fame in 2000. Here's a little blurb on CTV National News:http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/CTV_Television_Program_Details/NationalNews.html 

Anonymous said...

How did he pass?

Les_F said...

I am not sure who you are asking about passing. This thread starts with a retirement announcement. But then goes on to mention several other anchormen,some dead some still alive I guess. The most recent passing would have been that of Don McGowan a few weeks ago (todays date march 23rd 2023 for referance)
In anycase thanks for surfing by,
Cheers. Les