Peter Stursberg

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Peter Stursberg (born August 31, 1913) is a Canadian writer and broadcaster.

Born in Chefoo, China, he has spent his career as a foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, television newscaster & commentator and author. He was recognised as one of the best Canadian correspondents of the Second World War, reporting for CBC Radio from the front lines in Italy and France.

In 1996, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for having "helped Canadians to be better informed about themselves and their place in the world". [1]

Peter Stursberg's son, Richard Stursberg, is currently a vice-president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

[edit] Selected bibliography

  • Journey Into Victory (1944)
  • Agreement in Principle (1961)
  • Those Were The Days (1969)
  • Mister Broadcasting (1971)
  • Diefenbaker Leadership Gained 1956-62 (1975)
  • Diefenbaker Leadership Lost 1962-67 (1976)
  • Lester Pearson and the Dream of Unity (1978)
  • Lester Pearson and the American Dilemma (1980)
  • EXTRA! When the Papers Had the Only News (1982)
  • Gordon Shrum (1986)
  • The Golden Hope (1987)
  • Roland Michener, The Last Viceroy (1989)
  • The Sound of War: Memoirs of a CBC Correspondent (1993)
  • No Foreign Bones in China: Memoirs of Imperialism and Its Ending (2002)

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