Take 30
Encyclopedia
Take 30 was a Canadian
television newsmagazine
series, which aired on CBC Television
from 1962 to 1983. An afternoon series originally designed as a "women's show", the series gradually evolved into a showcase for serious journalism, airing documentary reports and interviews on social and cultural topics.
The program's original hosts were Anna Cameron and Paul Soles
. In 1965, Cameron left and was replaced by Adrienne Clarkson
.
Clarkson left the show in 1975 to become a host of the fifth estate
, and was replaced by Mary Lou Finlay
. Finlay left in 1977, and was replaced by Hana Gartner
; Soles left the following year and was replaced by Harry Brown
. Gartner left in 1982 and was replaced in the show's final season by Nadine Berger.
Other contributors to the show included Jehane Benoît
, Charles Lynch
, Rita Deverell
and Moses Znaimer
.
In some years, the CBC summer schedule repeated episodes from the past season, supplemented by shows produced in cities outside Toronto, titled in the 30 From ... format, such as 30 From Vancouver.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
series, which aired on CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
from 1962 to 1983. An afternoon series originally designed as a "women's show", the series gradually evolved into a showcase for serious journalism, airing documentary reports and interviews on social and cultural topics.
The program's original hosts were Anna Cameron and Paul Soles
Paul Soles
Paul Robert Soles is a Canadian actor and television personality.-Acting roles:He is best known as the voice of Hermie the misfit elf in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964....
. In 1965, Cameron left and was replaced by Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
.
Clarkson left the show in 1975 to become a host of the fifth estate
The fifth estate
the fifth estate is a Canadian television newsmagazine, which airs on the English language CBC Television network. The name is a play on the fact that the media are sometimes referred to as the Fourth Estate, and was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into...
, and was replaced by Mary Lou Finlay
Mary Lou Finlay
Mary Lou Finlay is a Canadian radio and television journalist, best known for hosting various programs on CBC Radio and CBC Television.Finlay graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1967 with a BA in English and French literature...
. Finlay left in 1977, and was replaced by Hana Gartner
Hana Gartner
Hana Gartner is a Canadian television investigative journalist, best known as the host/interviewer of several programs for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation....
; Soles left the following year and was replaced by Harry Brown
Harry Brown (journalist)
Harold Andrew Brown was a Canadian radio and television host, who was associated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
. Gartner left in 1982 and was replaced in the show's final season by Nadine Berger.
Other contributors to the show included Jehane Benoît
Jehane Benoît
Jehane Benoît, OC was a Canadian culinary author, speaker, commentator and journalist.In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for her contribution to this art in Canada"....
, Charles Lynch
Charles Lynch
Charles Lynch was a Virginia planter and American Revolutionary who headed an irregular court in Virginia to punish Loyalist supporters of the British during the American Revolutionary War. The terms "lynching" and "lynch law" apparently derive from his name.Lynch was born in Virginia to Quaker...
, Rita Deverell
Rita Deverell
Rita Shelton Deverell, CM is a Canadian television broadcaster and social activist, who was one of the founders of the Canadian television channel Vision TV...
and Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer, M.A., O.Ont is a co-founder and former head of Citytv, the first independent television station in Toronto, Canada, and the current head of ZoomerMedia.-Early life and career:...
.
In some years, the CBC summer schedule repeated episodes from the past season, supplemented by shows produced in cities outside Toronto, titled in the 30 From ... format, such as 30 From Vancouver.