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The Historical Society of Ottawa presents: "20th century Canadian history through the magic of radio"

The Historical Society of Ottawa presents: "20th century Canadian history through the magic of radio"

Laurence Wall looks back at the great events of the last century that radio helped bring to life.Laurence is a retired CBC Ottawa radio news announcer that was “the voice of the National Research time signal”.His 44-year career with the CBC included presenting the news to loyal radio listeners for more than 50,000 newscasts and updates.

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