Murray Parker (born 1937) was a Canadian broadcaster who was with
CBC Manitoba
CBWT-DT (channel 6) is a CBC Television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It has common ownership with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBWFT-DT (channel 3). Both stations share studios on Portage Avenue and Young Street in Downtown Winnipeg, ...
for many years as weather forecaster on ''24Hours'', and station announcer. He also co-hosted ''Noon Hour'' in the 1970s.
Murray started at CBWT in 1966, and prior to that at Winnipeg radio station CKRC.
In the mid-1980s he was host of the local cable-TV version of ''
Reach for the Top'' on
Videon Cable-TV.
He has also co-hosted several ''
Children's Miracle Network Telethon''s in Manitoba.
CBC Manitoba announced on February 2, 2007, that Murray would return as weather person on the evening local newscast (24Hours?) starting Monday, February 19, 2007.
However his return lasted only one season.
References
* Brad Oswald. "A change in the weather", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', February 18, 2007, p. D1
1937 births
Living people
Canadian television personalities
People from Winnipeg
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