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Craig Oliver
Craig Oliver When he was only 18 and working as a reporter for CBC Radio, Craig Oliver was sent to report on John Diefenbaker's campaign as it made a stop in Prince Rupert, B.C. The year was 1957 and since then Oliver's career has taken him around the world to the front lines of the major events of the last 50 years. Oliver's childhood was trying at the best of times; his father was a rumrunner and his mother an alcoholic, and for several years Oliver was shuffled around from one foster home to another. A chance summer job at the local CBC gave Oliver an opening into the world of broadcasting and from there it was no looking back. Oliver moved to CTV in 1972 and a year later helped launch Canada's first morning news program Canada AM. Oliver served as the network's Bureau Chief in Washington from 1979 - 1988 and spent the next 20 years as the Ottawa Bureau Chief and host of the flagship program Question Period. Craig Oliver recently penned a memoir of his life "Oliver's Twist: The Life and Times of an Unapologetic Newshound". Ken Rockburn spoke with Craig Oliver in Ottawa.