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Barbara Frum: Pioneering Broadcaster
The sudden death of Barbara Frum on March 26, 1992 shocked Canadians. The loss of one of the country's most respected broadcasters at the age of 54 reverberated across living rooms of the nation. The courage and tenacity she showed in her very private 18 year battle with leukemia was reflected in her tough, pioneering interview style on CBC Radio's As it Happens and later on CBC Television's The Journal. Whether she was talking to Nelson Mandela, Harold Ballard or the grower of the world's biggest cabbage, Frum's unrelenting curiosity, her fearless search for the truth, and her empathy and humour made her one of Canada's most important broadcasters.		Educational activities about Barbara Frum: Pioneering Broadcaster

	Early Frum: A shaky start		Lone woman among men		Revolutionizing radio
	Barbara Frum debates art with Valley of the Dolls author Jacqueline Susann. (TV; runs 7:57)		Frum debates the merits of TV journalism with six of her male co-hosts on The Way It Is. (TV; runs 1:35)		Barbara Frum hits the airwaves as a co-host for CBC Radio's As It Happens. (Radio; runs 15:29)

	'I am a man!'		'Goddamn cabbage!'		Canada's favourite BROAD-caster
	Frum's unforgettable interview with Sandra Good of the Manson gang. (Radio; runs 8:38)		Barbara Frum's hilarious attempt to interview the grower of the world's biggest cabbage. (Radio; runs 3:30)		Frum's legendary clash with the irascible sexist Harold Ballard. (Radio; runs 3:31)

	The Journal: Episode One		Britain's Iron Lady		Ben Johnson's doctor on trial
	An ambitious new prime-time current affairs television program debuts with two women anchors. (TV; runs 6:29)		British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher lives up to her reputation in a combative interview with the CBC's Barbara Frum. (TV; runs 16:14)		Frum is unrelenting as she grills Dr. Jamie Astaphan after Johnson's doping scandal. (TV; runs 24:33)

	In South Africa with Nelson Mandela		The last word		Frum's death shocks the nation
	Frum describes meeting the South African leader as the most moving moment in her career. (TV; runs 13:28)		A frail Frum is taken to the hospital following her interview with author Mordecai Richler. (TV; runs 13:31)		Friends mourn the loss of an incredible journalist and a loyal friend on CBC Radio's Morningside. (Radio; runs 29:43)

	A daughter remembers
	Linda Frum pays tribute to the many sides of her extraordinary mother in a new memoir. (TV; runs 16:25)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject Judith Jasmin, femme et journaliste CBC.ca CBC Radio IDEAS: Barbara Frum: A Daughter's Memoir CBC: As It Happens - some of Frum's classic clips from the show. CBC Television: The Life and Times of Barbara Frum External sites Museum of Broadcast Communications - biography of Barbara Frum. The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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