Elizabeth Gray (broadcaster)

Elizabeth Gray (née Binks; 1936/1937 – October 25, 2023) was a Canadian radio broadcaster who served as a host and documentary producer for CBC Radio.[1]

Elizabeth Gray
Gray, c. 1980s
Born
Elizabeth Binks

1936/1937
Died (aged 86)
OccupationRadio broadcaster
SpouseJohn Gray

Life and career

Previously a researcher on Cross-Country Checkup[2] and a substitute host on This Country in the Morning and Morningside, Gray took over from Barbara Frum as cohost of As It Happens in 1981.[3]

In a controversial decision by the show's producers, she was replaced by Dennis Trudeau in 1985. She subsequently hosted Sunday Morning for several years, and produced documentary reports for the network. More recently, with different producers in charge of As It Happens, Gray returned to the program as an occasional guest host.

Elizabeth Gray was married to journalist John Gray.[3] She died from lung cancer on October 25, 2023, at the age of 86.[4]

References
  1. Hume, Christopher (October 17, 1985). "Elizabeth Gray back with CBC as producer". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  2. Simon, Andrew (January 21, 2023) [October 16, 2017]. "Birth of Cross Country Checkup". CBC Radio. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. Slotek, Jim (November 2, 1981). "Elizabeth Gray lands her dream job". Ottawa Citizen. p. 47. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. Goodyear, Sheena (October 25, 2023). "'Storytelling was her life': Veteran CBC journalist Elizabeth Gray dead at 86". CBC Radio. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.


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