Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

:CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation in English. For other uses, see CBC (disambiguation).

Famous people who got their "starts" on the CBC

• Dan Aykroyd, Coming Up Rosie, as Purvis Bickle
• John Candy, Coming Up Rosie, as Wally Wypyzypywchuk
• Adrienne Clarkson - former Governor General of Canada hosted several CBC TV shows like the fifth estate.
• Michael J. Fox, The Master, in The Magic Lie series, 1978
• Kristen Kreuk, Laurel Yeung, in the teen soap Edgemont, 2001
• Lorne Greene, CBC's chief radio announcer (1939-1942), covering much of World War II
• Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada Hosted the documentary series The Passionate Eye and Grands Reportages, and produced and hosted individual documentary films
• Peter Jennings - At age nine he hosted a kids' program called Peter's People on CBC Radio in Ottawahttp://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1123500770880_17/?hub=CTVNewsAt11
• Lorne Michaels, The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour (1970-1971)
• Mike Myers, Range Ryder and the Calgary Kid, 1977, and a guest role on King of Kensington
• Catherine O'Hara, Coming Up Rosie, as Myrna Wallbacker
• Christopher Plummer - CBC TV production of Othello in 1951http://www.christopher-plummer.com/astor327.html
• Lloyd Robertson - Hosted CBC Weekend in 1969 and then anchored CBC's The National from 1970 to 1976.
• Fred Rogers - His Misterogers(1962) CBC show became Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on PBS in 1968http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/02/27/rogers_obit030227
• Jeanne Sauvé - The late Governor General of Canada was a freelance journalist for CBC Radio starting in 1952.
• Martin Short, Peep Show guest in "Goldberg is Waiting" episode
• Donald Sutherland - Started at age 14 with CBC Radio in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Alex Trebek, Reach for the Top co-host, Strategy host, 1969
• Pamela Wallin - Worked as a producer on CBC Radio. Her first TV work was on CTV's Canada AM. She later appeared on CBC TV, as cohost of Prime Time News and later host of Pamela Wallin Live.