Harry Mannis (April 11, 1920 - January 2, 2003) was a Canadian broadcaster who worked for the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

.https://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi_pages/2003/o2003cbh.htm Harry Mannis, retrieved February 4, 2018 He joined the CBC in 1946 after serving with the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

in the United Kingdom during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and retired in the mid-1980s. He recorded time announcements for the shortwave time signal radio station CHU.Malcolm M. Thomson, ''The Beginning of the Long Dash: A History of Timekeeping in Canada'', University of Toronto Press, 1978, ,1 pp. 160,162 The audio of Mannis' time announcements was stored optically, on spinning discs at the

National Research Council (Canada) The National Research Council Canada (NRC; french: Conseil national de recherches Canada) is the primary national agency of the Government of Canada dedicated to science and technology research and development, research & development. It is the ...

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

. As of January 2022, his voice can still be heard on the English version of that institution'
Telephone Talking Clock
by calling the

telephone number +1-613-745-1576.

References

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