Peter Gzowski

Captain Highliner (Known as "Peter John Gzowski")

Beloved Broadcaster, Author, Host of CBC Radio Morningside

Born 13 July 1934

Toronto, Canada

Passed Away 24 January 2002 Toronto, Canada

Lifespan 67 years old

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"Canada is an act of faith held together by railways, hockey, and people listening to each other on the radio across great distances."

Archival Overview

Cherished Canadian radio broadcaster and writer whose intimate, conversational style on CBC Morningside united Canadians coast to coast to coast.

Biographical Record

Peter John Gzowski was great-grandson of the celebrated Polish-Canadian engineer Sir Casimir Gzowski. Beginning as a cub reporter at the Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Gzowski rose to become editor of Maclean's magazine before taking the helm of CBC Radio's Morningside in 1982.

For fifteen years, Gzowski hosted over 27,000 interviews, conducting gentle, deeply empathetic conversations that illuminated every facet of Canadian identity, landscape, and eccentric genius. He founded the Peter Gzowski Invitational golf tournaments, raising millions for adult literacy, and was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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Final Resting Place

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St. George's Anglican Church Cemetery
Sutton, Canada

                         GPS: 44.3000, -79.3500                    

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