A long-time CBC radio producer who was the victim of a random assault in Toronto last week has died, the public broadcaster confirms.
"Michael will be remembered as an exceptional story-teller, documentary-maker and editor,” Thompson said. “He travelled the world producing radio documentaries for several programs but most notably for Sunday Morning. If you worked on a documentary with Michael, you were experiencing the pinnacle of the craft."
The statement notes Finlay was the "driving force" behind the documentary program "Dispatches," and also worked as an editor at "The World at Six" during his time with the CBC, Police have not designated the assault as a homicide at this point and said an autopsy will have to be conducted.
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