Stan Carew (August 7, 1950 – July 6, 2015) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, musician and actor,"CBC broadcaster Stan Carew dies at the age of 64"
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'', July 6, 2015. best known as a host of the national

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programs ''

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'' in the 1980s. Carew began his radio career in 1968 with

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in Halifax before joining the CBC. He joined

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in Saint John,

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in 1979, then spent seven years with CBL in

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, where he worked on local shows ''

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'' and the ''Afternoon Show''. He was frequently heard on national newscasts such as ''

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'' and '' World Report''. After leaving the CBC's national radio service, he remained associated with network station

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as host of ''Weekend Mornings'', the CBC's regional morning program for the

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, from 1997 until his death in 2015. As a musician, Carew released several solo albums and fronted The Magpies, a regional touring band."Stan Carew, host of CBC Radio's Weekend Mornings, dead at 64"
cbc.ca, July 6, 2015. As an actor, he had supporting and guest roles primarily in television films, including '' Trudeau'', '' Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart'', '' A Glimpse of Hell'', '' Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story'' and '' Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion'', as well as the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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''. Carew died in July 2015 at his home in

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. He had been experiencing "serious health problems" over the last years of his life.

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