Former CBC News anchor Stu Paterson has passed away at the age of 81.
Paterson died in hospital in Owen Sound last Thursday after a battle with cancer.
His career in radio started at CJET in Smiths Falls, ON in the early 1960s where he was among the first North American DJs to spin a Beatles record on radio, with CJET quickly receiving new vinyl pressings from the local RCA Victor plant where the first North American Beatles records were produced.
From there, Paterson landed at CKWS Kingston as a news reporter in 1964, working in both radio and TV news. He left to join CJRN radio in Niagara Falls as news director in 1969, before embarking on a long career with CBC News as a reporter and anchor, including serving as the voice of CBC National News at 6 on TV. He retired in the early 1990s.
In retirement, Paterson settled in the Wiarton area, pursuing his love of fishing as an avid member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters and Bruce Peninsula Sportsmen’s Association. He was a frequent contributor of angling and conservation-related articles to the Saugeen Times right through the beginning of this year.
