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Barbara Frum (1937-1992)
Broadcast journalist
Barbara Frum
(Copyright CBC. Reproduced with permission.)
When Barbara Frum died of leukemia on March 26, 1992, Canadians from coast to coast were stunned by her unexpected death. The popular and highly respected journalist was one of the most prominent media figures in Canada at the time, seen across the country each evening on the the national newcast The National and the following newsmagazine program The Journal. During her stellar career Barbara Frum interviewed major world leaders from around the globe.
Barbara was born in Niagara Falls, New York. After marrying Murray Frum and graduating from the University of Toronto, she began working as a journalist. Barbara Frum soon gained experience as a freelance writer, radio commentator and then television interviewer. She became well-known after taking on the co-hostin
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Barbara Frum
Canadian journalist (1937–1992)
Barbara Frum (née Rosberg; September 8, 1937 – March 26, 1992), OC was an American-born Canadian radio and television journalist, acclaimed for her interviews for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Personal life
[edit]Barbara Frum was born Barbara Rosberg in Niagara Falls, New York, the oldest of three children of Harold Rosberg and Florence Hirschowitz Rosberg. Her family is Jewish. Frum's father, who was born in Kielce, Poland, immigrated to Canada as a child with his parents in 1913, and was the proprietor of Rosberg's Department Store in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Frum's mother was born in New York City, and moved to Canada in 1935, the year she got married. Frum grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Attending Stamford Collegiate high school, where she was a classmate of Bob McAdorey, Barbara served on the student council. She was also a member of Theta Kappa Sigma, Alpha chapter, her high school sorority. She studied
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- Canonical name
- Frum, Barbara
- Birthdate
- 1937-09-08
- Date of death
- 1992-03-26
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Niagara Falls, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Places of residence
- Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Education
- University of Toronto
- Occupations
- journalist
broadcaster - Relationships
- Frum, David (son)
Crittenden, Danielle (daughter-in-law)
Frum, Linda (daughter) - Organizations
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Awards and honors
- National Press Club of Canada Award for Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Journalism (1975)
Order of Canada (1979)
The atrium in the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto was named in Frum's honour.
North York Public Library branch (now Toronto Public Library) at 20 Covington Rd was named in honour of Barbara Frum for her accomplishmen