Clark Todd (10 October 1944 – 5 September 1983) was the London bureau chief for the CTV Television Network. He was wounded in fighting in the Aley Mountains while covering the civil war in Lebanon in 1983 with a television crew. The crew found shelter for him in the village of Kfar Matta and went for help, but he died from his wounds before they were able to return.[1][2][3] Todd, a graduate of University of New Brunswick, covered events in Biafra, Poland, Belfast and many other conflict areas, while also winning international recognition in much broader areas of journalism. He received the Amos Tuck Award for Best Economic Reporting (1978), on the topic of the Fall of the Dollar; the Overseas Press Club of America Award for Best Documentary (1977), on Eurocommunism; the Bagriel Award (1979), for a report on The Pope in Poland; the Peabody Award (1979); and posthumously, the Michener Award to an individual whose efforts exemplify the best in public service journalism (1983).
Clark Todd | |
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| Born | October 10, 1944 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | September 5, 1983 (aged 38) |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick |
Todd was the first journalist killed in the Lebanese Civil War.[4]
Personal life
editTodd was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and raised by his mother in difficult circumstances. He graduated from the Saint John High School,[5] and later graduated from the University of New Brunswick. His broadcasting career included CKGM in Montreal and CJON in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1972, he married a British woman, Anne Carmichael (his second wife), and they settled in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Prior to his CTV attachment, he worked mostly as a freelance journalist based in London.
References
edit- ^ Robert Fisk, Pity the nation: Lebanon at war (1991)
- ^ Michael Nolan, CTV, the network that means business (2001)
- ^ Phillip Knightley, Access to death, British Journalism Review, 7: 6-11 (1996)
- ^ "CTV correspondent's body found by Red Cross". The Gazette. 13 September 1983. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Meagher, David (June 30, 1983). "Saint John High Graduates Its Largest Class". The Evening Times-Globe. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2024.