Pat Burns (broadcaster)
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Patrick "Pat" Burns was a radio talk show
host and newspaper reporter. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, but began his radio career in England
with the BBC
as a sports reporter covering the world hockey championships in London in 1949. After working for a time as a news/sports reporter for the Vancouver Province
, he worked as the News/Sports Director for CKLG
in Vancouver, BC from 1955 to 1963. On May 13, 1963 the "Burns Hot Line" made its debut on CJOR
in Vancouver, BC which earned him recognition as one of Canadian radio's most fascinating and dynamic radio personalities.
In 1965, Pat hosted a series of programs from Selma, Alabama
, where Martin Luther King was helping to change the United States forever. He was fired a short while after those historic broadcasts. His dismissal was widely protested but the decision stood, and Pat returned briefly to newspaper reporting before joining CKGM in Montreal later in the decade. The "Burns Hot Line" returned to the air for a while between 1969 and 1976 after which he did news and commentary.
The "Hot Line" returned to CJOR in Vancouver in 1980. Burns once worked at CKO
, the Canadian news radio network.
In 1996 Pat Burns was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Hall of Fame following his death earlier that year in Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
host and newspaper reporter. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, but began his radio career in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
as a sports reporter covering the world hockey championships in London in 1949. After working for a time as a news/sports reporter for the Vancouver Province
The Province
The Province is a daily, tabloid format newspaper published in British Columbia by Postmedia. It has been a daily newspaper since 1898.According to a recent NADbank survey, The Provinces average weekday readership was 520,100, making it British Columbia's most read newspaper...
, he worked as the News/Sports Director for CKLG
CHMJ (AM)
CHMJ is a Canadian radio station in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia currently owned by Corus Entertainment. It broadcasts on 730 kHz, with an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts from a transmitter in Delta...
in Vancouver, BC from 1955 to 1963. On May 13, 1963 the "Burns Hot Line" made its debut on CJOR
CKBD (AM)
CKPK-FM is a radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It broadcasts at 100.5 MHz on the FM dial. As of 2008, the station is owned by the Jim Pattison Group and airs an adult album alternative format promoted as "100.5 The Peak"...
in Vancouver, BC which earned him recognition as one of Canadian radio's most fascinating and dynamic radio personalities.
In 1965, Pat hosted a series of programs from Selma, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the 2000 census....
, where Martin Luther King was helping to change the United States forever. He was fired a short while after those historic broadcasts. His dismissal was widely protested but the decision stood, and Pat returned briefly to newspaper reporting before joining CKGM in Montreal later in the decade. The "Burns Hot Line" returned to the air for a while between 1969 and 1976 after which he did news and commentary.
The "Hot Line" returned to CJOR in Vancouver in 1980. Burns once worked at CKO
CKO
CKO was a Canadian radio news network which operated from 1977 to 1989. The CKO call sign was shared by twelve network-owned stations, as listed below....
, the Canadian news radio network.
In 1996 Pat Burns was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters was the national voice of Canada's private broadcasters, representing the vast majority of Canadian programming services, including private radio and television stations, specialty, pay and pay-per-view services....
Hall of Fame following his death earlier that year in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.