Arthur Black (humorist)

Arthur Black
Born
Arthur Raymond Black

(1943-08-30)30 August 1943
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 74)
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)humourist, writer, broadcaster
Years active1972–2018
EmployerCBC Radio
Known forBasic Black
Notable workBlack in the Saddle Again (1996), Black Tie and Tales (1999), Pitch Black (2006)
SpouseLynne Raymond
AwardsStephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

Arthur Raymond Black (30 August 1943 – 21 February 2018)[1] was a Canadian humourist and radio personality best known as the longtime host, from 1983 to 2002, of Basic Black on CBC Radio One which had a weekly audience of more than 600,000 listeners.[2] He also wrote a series of 19 humorous books and for 40 years wrote a weekly humour column which began in 1976 in a local Thunder Bay newspaper called Lakehead Living and at its peak was syndicated to more than 50 newspapers in Canada and internationally.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "CBC Radio personality Arthur Black dead at age 74". CBC News. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Basic Black by Arthur Black – Weekly". 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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