Chair of CBC got attention as the brains behind This Hour Has Seven Days and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981
This Hour Has Seven DaysThe show explored such topics as the wrongful murder conviction of Steven Truscott and at one point called the minority government of Lester Pearson “scandal ridden.” It proved to be far too edgy for the grey suits of the CBC, who cancelled it a little less than two years after it began.
Alphonse Ouimet, an engineer who knew the physical complexities of broadcasting, was president of the CBC at the time. He led the group that decided to cancel the program. Mr. Ouimet said the CBC should report on issues, not try to lead public opinion. “He had this terrific voice, and he was relaxed, witty and eloquent as a host, but the biggest thing that Patrick had going was that he was completely comfortable in front of the camera,” Mr. Herrndorf said. “The audience understood that instinctively and felt good about sharing this time and space with him. That combination of voice, comfort in front of a camera and being comfortable in his own skin, it just made him an absolutely irresistible television performer.
Soon that department was closed. The budget cuts then spread to the production side of the CBC. It was then that the employees who had welcomed Mr. Watson’s appointment turned on him.
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