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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Gzowski, Peter, 1934-2002
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Description area
Dates of existence
1934-2002
History
Peter John Gzowski was born on July 13, 1934, in Toronto, Ontario.
He was a Canadian broadcaster, writer, and reporter. He attended Ridley College, St. Catharines, and the University of Toronto but left to work for the Timmins Daily Press. In 1957, he became city editor of the Moose Jaw Times-Herald in Saskatchewan. He worked for Maclean's magazine (1958), Toronto Star, and The Star Weekly in the 1960s. From 1969 until 1970, he broadcast his first regular radio show, "Radio Free Friday," and in 1971, he became the radio host of the CBC's "This Country in the Morning." From 1976 until 1978, he hosted the CBC television show "90 Minutes Live". In 1982, he returned to his former morning radio program, now renamed "Morningside," where he remained until 1997. In 1986, Gzowski held the first fundraising golf tournament for literacy. The Peter Gzowski Award is an award given annually by the Peter Gzowski Invitational golf tournament to recognize contributions to adult literacy in Canada. He received honorary degrees from the University of New Brunswick (D.Litt., 1984) and Trent University (LL.D., 1988) and became a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1998. In 1999, he was appointed Chancellor of Trent University, a position he held until his death.
He died on January 24, 2002, in Toronto, Ontario.