Spencer Wood Caldwell (1909 – December 10, 1983) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

broadcasting Broadcasting is the distribution (business), distribution of sound, audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic medium (communication), mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio ...

pioneer and the founder of CTV. Amongst his notable achievements are as

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

of the

Dominion Network The Dominion Network was the second English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from January 1, 1944 to 1962. It consisted of the CBC-owned CJBC radio station in Toronto and a series of 34 privately owned affiliates ...

, S.W. Caldwell Ltd. (a TV and radio programme and equipment distributor), an advertising agency created to air Canadian advertisements into the broadcasting of CBS TV show ''

Westinghouse Playhouse ''Westinghouse Playhouse'' is an American sitcom that aired from January to July 1961 on NBC. Starring Nanette Fabray, the series was also known as ''The Nanette Fabray Show'', ''Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey'', ...

''. Caldwell was one of the first to apply for a television station

licence A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

to the Board of Broadcast Governors, but was turned down. After being turned down for a television station, Caldwell applied for a licence to create Canada's first private television network. With the licence approved, Caldwell created CTV, Canada's first commercial TV network. Caldwell was the first President of CTV and was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Caldwell was killed in a road accident with a transport truck near his home in Caledon, Ontario.

References

External links

BroadCasting History - Spence Caldwell
1909 births 1983 deaths Canadian Jews Canadian television executives CTV Television Network people People from Caledon, Ontario Road incident deaths in Canada Accidental deaths in Ontario Businesspeople from Ontario Businesspeople from Saskatchewan Canadian television company founders People from Regina, Saskatchewan {{Canada-business-bio-stub