Peter Mansbridge
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Born in England in the after-math of WWII, Peter Mansbridge was
educated in Canada, and later spent two years in the Royal Canadian
Navy. He began his long and well-received career with the CBC in 1969,
when he helped patch the CBC series through to northern Canada. He has
reported the news in Canada since 1971, and has been affiliated with
"The National" (CBC Television's top nightly news show) since 1975, and
has been their head anchor and Chief Correspondant since May of 1988.
He has won four "Best Anchor" Gemini Awards (1988, 1989, 1993, 1998),
and in 1990, he won the Gordon Sinclair Award (Gemini Award given to
the best overall broadcast journalist). After a failed marriage to "The
National" co-host Wendy Mesley, Mansbridge is now romantically involved
with Canadian actress Cynthia Dale.
