Denis Martin Harvey was a Canadian journalist and television executive who served as executive editor of The Hamilton Spectator and Montreal Gazette, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star, and vice-president in charge of English-language television at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
13 Facts About Denis Harvey
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Denis Harvey later worked as a sports reporter and labour columnist for the paper.
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Denis Harvey got an exclusive interview with Ritchie before notifying police.
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Denis Harvey believed paper had a duty to inform the public and defied the provincial and federal governments' request to hold back some information, even after Quebec's Minister of Justice, Jerome Choquette, threatened to have him and his editors arrested.
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In 1973, Denis Harvey joined CBC as assistant general manager and chief television news editor.
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In 1983, Denis Harvey was appointed vice-president in charge of English-language television, succeeding Peter Herrndorf.
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Denis Harvey guided the network through budget cuts which resulted in downsizing and the elimination of local programming at eleven stations.
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Denis Harvey retired in August 1991 and assumed the newly created position of special adviser to the network president.
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Denis Harvey suffered from chronic illness during his later years at the CBC.
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Denis Harvey underwent a heart bypass operation in 1989 and had knee surgery two years later.
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Denis Harvey died of heart failure on December 7,2003.
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Denis Harvey married Romanian princess and fellow journalist Marina Sturdza in 1970; the couple later divorced.
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Denis Harvey's later wife, Louise Lore, was a television producer for CBC who produced Man Alive.