Harry Brown

Harold Andrew Brown (12 January 1930 - 30 March 2002) was a Canadian radio and television host, who was associated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was one of the original hosts of As It Happens from 1968 to 1974, and subsequently became host of Metro Morning on CBL in Toronto. On CBC Television, he was a cohost of Take 30 and Marketplace. He also hosted Speaking Out, a popular phone-in show on TVOntario during the 1980s.His daughter, Robin Brown, is also a CBC broadcaster, who hosted the sports program The Inside Track.Brown was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador in 1930. He died in that city following heart surgery in 2002.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 12, 1930
Birth place
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador
Nationality
Canadians
Date of deathMarch 30, 2002
Place of death
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador
Children
Robin Brown (journalist)
Known for
Metro Morning
As It Happens

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