Richard Brown (c. 1952-) from

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Career

Brown is a former high school teacher and speech writer for

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. He started broadcast journalism with CFRN in

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. In 1981 he was one of the first

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. He has also presented news at

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, CTV Toronto,

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(1990–96), and

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(1998-2007). He hosted a daily radio talk show on

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and

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. In 2013, Brown was appointed Chief Communications Officer for the then-mayor of

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, Don Atchison. Brown has received eight Emmys, Radio Television News Directors Association and Associated Press awards, and the George Foster Peabody medal for his coverage of the Rwanda Civil War and Refugee Crisis in 1994.

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