Peter Desbarats

Peter Desbarats
Born(1933-07-02)July 2, 1933
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedFebruary 11, 2014(2014-02-11) (aged 80)
London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)journalist, writer
Known forGlobal News anchor, Toronto Star columnist

Peter Hullett Desbarats, OC (July 2, 1933 – February 11, 2014) was a Canadian author, playwright and journalist.[1] He was also the dean of journalism at the University of Western Ontario (1981–1997),[1][2] a former commissioner in the Somalia Inquiry[1][2] and a former Maclean-Hunter chair of Communications Ethics at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.

Until his death from Alzheimer's disease,[3] he lived in a heritage home with his actress wife Hazel in the East Woodfield Heritage Conservation District in London, Ontario.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Former journalist, author Peter Desbarats dies" Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. The Gazette, February 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Langan, Fred (2014-02-15). "Peter Desbarats: A media man of the Mad Men era". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  3. ^ a b "Former dean of journalism at Western University started as a copy boy and carved out a distinguished career in print and broadcasting". London Free Press, February 12, 2014.