Joe Schlesinger dies at age 90

[looooob]

if you watched a CBC news story in the 70s , 80s or 90s chances are good he was reporting from the field somewhere. Both of his parents died in the holocaust

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/schle...-new-1.5014534

[transplant99]

Remember him clearly. He was their "go to" reporter for years.

Did his job exceptionally well.

RIP.

[burn_this_city]

One of the most notable people saved during the Kindertransport from the 3rd Reich.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

One of the most notable people saved during the Kindertransport from the 3rd Reich.

Didn't know that...my grandfather worked the boats that brought them to Britain. Who knows, maybe he had helped save him.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Didn't know that...my grandfather worked the boats that brought them to Britain. Who knows, maybe he had helped save him.

Your grandfather is a hero.

[woob]

The Current did a segment on him this morning: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/the-...gment/15669972

[Table 5]

Although I only caught the latter part of his career, I was always a fan of Joe and the depth of his stories. There's not a lot of people like him left in today's journalism landscape.