Gord Martineau, CityNews

Legendary CityNews Anchor Gord Martineau talks about leaving the desk after 39 years, knowing at 14 what he wanted to do with his life, recognizing John [JD] Roberts was destined for news anchor greatness, being mistaken by the PM for Keith Morrison, Moses Znaimer being a genius visionary, surprising meetups with George Harrison/Janet Jackson/Annie Lennox, giving real estate advice to Ted Rogers on the move to Dundas Square, moving to Global for an 11 day tenure co-anchoring with the mother of Matthew Perry from Friends, the buzz around Fidel Castro’s appearance at Pierre Trudeau’s funeral, Canada’s 1st LiveEye vehicle being ‘retired’ to the exterior of 299 Queen St West, using his public exposure for good with The Herbie Fund and GlobalMedic charitable organizations, and who he cheers for in the Habs vs Maple Leafs rivalry!

TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum.

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