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Winner of 1970 Michener
Award
Clive Baxter was an award-winning journalist for The Financial
Post, which,
jointly with CBC-TV, earned the first Michener Award in 1970 for
his reporting on the impact of the air charter revolution on
the travel
industry.
In 1973 at the age of 42, he was diagnosed with
a
malignant brain tumour. He dedicated himself to informing
others
about the treatments available for brain tumours and to
heightening
awareness of the need for research into brain diseases. Although
operations, radiation, and chemotherapy temporarily controlled the
tumour, Clive Baxter died in 1980.
His widow, Cynthia, has been for several
years a
valued member of the board of the Michener Awards Foundation.
Mr. Baxter is shown receiving the 1970 Michener Award from the
late Roland Michener, Governor General from 1967-1974. The Award
was presented on November 8, 1971, at Rideau Hall, Ottawa.
The Michener Award recognizes
meritorious and disinterested public service in journalism. It differs from most such awards in that it goes to the
organization, not to individuals.
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