Harvey Kirck (October 14, 1928 – February 18, 2002) was a

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'', February 20, 2002. Retrieved 2021-02-15. Born in Uno Park, near

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, Kirck moved with his family to

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in 1943.Harvey Kirck
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. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

Radio days

His career began in radio at Sault Ste. Marie's CJIC in 1948, then on to

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, CKXL in

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, and CKEY and

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in the 1940s and 1950s.

Television career

He joined

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in Hamilton in 1960, and then moved to

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in 1963. He joined the ''

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'' in 1963 as co-anchor replacing Baden Langton who had joined

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. He initially co-anchored with

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and

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but when Jennings followed Langton to ABC, Kirck became sole anchor with Douglas doing inserts from Ottawa. In 1976, Kirck was joined by

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, forming an anchoring team that remained until Kirck's retirement from the broadcast in 1984. From 1984 to 1987 he was a host on '' W5''. He also hosted ''Sketches of Our Town'' from the mid 1980s to early 1990s. Kirck was one of the longest-serving newsmen in

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, and was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame in 2000. He died of

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two years later at the age of 73.

Personal

Kirck was married three times (Maggie m 1947, Renate m 1962) and was survived by wife Brenda (m. 1983) and three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirck, Harvey 1928 births 2002 deaths Canadian television news anchors People from Temiskaming Shores CTV Television Network people 20th-century Canadian journalists