''Expo '67 Report'' was a
Canadian news television series which aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
in 1966.
Premise
This series was a preview of
Expo 67, the World's Fair in
Montreal featuring news and interviews relating to the progress on planning and development of the Expo site. People associated with the event from architects to dignitaries of participating nations were interviewed.
For example, the 20 July 1966 episode featured interviews with Montreal mayor
Jean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau, (18 February 1916 – 12 August 1999) was Mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986.
Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass transi ...
and journalist
Charles Lynch on their impressions of the development of Expo 67. A news item also reported that apartments with a view to the Expo site had monthly rents of $1500 compared to typical Montreal rents of $40 to $400 per month.
The CBC's international broadcast centre at Expo 67 was budgeted at $10 million.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 5 July to 6 September 1966.
References
External links
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Queen's University Queen's or Queens University may refer to:
*Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
*Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
**Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950)
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CBC Television original programming
1966 Canadian television series debuts
1966 Canadian television series endings
Expo 67