Norris A. McDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 54 |
| Children | 3 |
Norris McDonald (1942 – November 26, 2023) was a Canadian journalist and member of the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.[1][2]
McDonald was automotive editor of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest-circulation newspaper, where he was responsible for the Saturday Wheels section and the newspaper's automotive website. He was also the Star's motorsport reporter and columnist. He was previously news editor and entertainment editor of the Star, news editor and assistant foreign editor of the Globe and Mail, and editorial page editor and associate editor of the Kingston Whig-Standard, where he also wrote a humour column. Early in his career, he wrote sports for the Pembroke Daily Observer and was a general assignment reporter on the Orillia Packet & Times.
(Nigel) Mansell is the Hall's international inductee for 2014 and will be celebrated at next Saturday's ceremony, presented by Canadian Tire, along with the rest of this year's class: Paul Tracy, Scott Maxwell, Diana Carter, John Magill, and the editor of the Star's Wheels section, Norris McDonald.