A longtime CBC radio producer who was the victim of a random assault in Toronto’s Greektown neighbourhood last week has died, the public broadcaster confirms.
that a suspect was walking along Danforth Avenue when he encountered the victim and assaulted him.
“Michael’s family confirmed he died yesterday from medical complications following a random assault in Toronto's east end,” he said. “Michael will be remembered as an exceptional story-teller, documentary-maker and editor. 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.
“Michael had strong convictions about writing, story and structure. Every reporter he ever worked with said their story was made better because of Michael,” the statement reads.
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