Bob Johnstone (c. 1930 – September 2, 2012) was a Canadian journalist and broadcaster. For many years he hosted the

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programme ''Today in History'' and was one of the first reporters on the CBC Television programme '' the fifth estate''. He began his journalism career as a reporter for ''

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'', and later worked with the CBC as a court and crime reporter. His book, ''Today in History'', a collection of selected transcripts from the radio show, won the 1998

Pierre Berton Award Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

for Achievement in Popularizing Canadian History.

Personal life

Johnstone was married to Margaret and had two daughters. He died of cancer in Toronto on September 2, 2012, at age 82.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnstone, Bob CBC Radio hosts Canadian television journalists Canadian newspaper journalists Canadian male journalists Deaths from cancer in Ontario 2012 deaths Year of birth uncertain