Don McGowan, 85
Longtime CFCF-12 figure Don McGowan has died. He was 85 and had retired in 1998. Obituary.
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shawn 12:47 on 2023-02-28 Permalink
It was cool to read how he really was as great a person in person as you hoped he’d be (I thought I once read something where he was sort of snippy and arrogant – but then some of my favourite people are).
Kate 12:56 on 2023-02-28 Permalink
The anecdote I remember – and I was told this, didn’t see it – was during the 1980 referendum, there was a bit of chit‑chat about it on Pulse, the local news broadcast, in which McGowan made a little speech about how the media had to be impartial, with the others all nodding, and then he got up to do the weather forecast and had a huge NO sign pinned on his back.
shawn 13:00 on 2023-02-28 Permalink
Pretty sure I remember seeing that live.