Former governor general and longtime CBC journalist Adrienne Clarkson will be inducted into the CBC News Hall of fame on Wednesday, the 10th inductee since the honour was established.
Clarkson’s induction comes after a decades-long career in both journalism and government — including co-host of CBC’s The Fifth Estate current affairs program beginning with its first season in 1975, and being appointed the first racialized governor general in Canadian history — and she has an ongoing presence as a writer and cultural commentator in the Canadian media landscape.
Clarkson, 84, who will be attending the ceremony at CBC’s Toronto headquarters, grew up in Ottawa before beginning her
