Al Johnson was appointed to be the CBC president by Pierre Trudeau in 1975 where he focused on increasing Canadian content. He was caught up in a small scandal in which it was suggested by the CBC radio station CBH that the CBC had a national policy against broadcasting announcements from homophile organizations.
| Names | Albert Johnson (Main) BE [n79.260] Al Johnson (altName) BE [n76.64] |
|---|---|
| Related Pages | Al Johnson on LGLC |
| Birth Date | 1923 |
| Birth Place | Insinger |
| Death Date | 2010/11/08 |
| Death Place | https://lglc.ca/place/OTT/ |
| Identities |
Canadian
BG [“Former CBC president Al Johnson dies,” CBC News, 9 November 2010, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/former-cbc-president-al-johnson-dies-1.934850] |
| Occupations |
President of the CBC
Communications
1975 https://lglc.ca/event/n76.64 “Former CBC president Al Johnson dies,” CBC News, 9 November 2010, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/former-cbc-president-al-johnson-dies-1.934850 Professor of Public Policy and Public Administrator HigherEducation1982 http://www.awjohnson.net/about/index.html(http://goo.gl/CgT6db) |
| Associated Places |
Queen's University (Employee)
1982 http://www.awjohnson.net/about/index.html(http://goo.gl/CgT6db) |
| Associated Organizations |
Organization: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (President)
notAfter(1976) BCE [n76.64] |