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Peter Mansbridge retires from CBC
England-born Canadian CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge bid adieu to his TV stint. The anchor of CBC’s ‘The National’ since 1988 hosted the show for the last time on Friday and mentioned that it has been quite a ride.
He concluded the one-hour-long show with the words:
“Thanks for watching all these years, it’s been quite the ride for me, but always a privilege to be a part of bringing the national story home to you from wherever that story may be,”
Peter added:
“I can only hope you found it worthwhile, too. Goodbye.”
He also went on to thank the people with whom he has worked. Peter further said:
“I have been extremely lucky over all this time to have worked in this place. It has been just a fabulous experience.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had paid a surprise visit to Peter Mansbridge’s broadcasting area in Ottawa early in the day to pay his tribute to this veteran TV personality.
Trudeau told Mansbridge:
“Thank you for being a steady hand and a steady voice for us always through the years, we’re going to miss you,”
The crowds who had gathered in Ottawa for Canada Day chanted ‘Peter, Peter’ which made Peter choke with emotions.
He has been with the CBC network for more than 50 years since 1968. He will be replaced by 3 anchors on his show.
Peter Mansbridge’s ‘succulent’ personal life
Peter Mansbridge has hit the tabloids not only for his successful career but also for his affairs and romantic relationships.
He met his first wife Parm Dhillon in Winnipeg where he had relocated for work. He married her and has two daughters with her; Pamela and Jennifer Mansbridge.
However, he divorced his wife in 1975; the reason for this separation is not known. Peter Mansbridge has several romantic flings with his colleagues and outside his office.
On 6th January 1989, Peter married his fellow CBC colleague Wendy Mesley, nine years his junior. But soon he was also with Canadian actress Cynthia Dale, thirteen years younger than him.
Their romance was responsible for the split between Peter and his second wife Wendy. They divorced in 1992. The love triangle between Peter, Wendy, and Cynthia was the fodder for the gossip in ‘Frank’ magazine.
But Peter and Wendy had remained tight-lipped about this issue and continued to anchor the show together in a professional way. Peter and Cynthia dated for a while before tying the knot on 14th November 1998. Their son, William was born in 1999.
Krista Erickson reportedly captured Peter Mansbridge’s interest as the new host of CBC Winnipeg’s six o’clock news show. He pushed for her promotion to a plum post at the CBC Parliament Hill Bureau in 2005.
In December 2012, Peter Mansbridge entered and proposed on-air to the weather broadcaster Claire Martin as she was busy giving the weather coverage for the day.
This confused Martin and the cameraman soon blacked out the telecast as producers scrambled to delete the portion. Claire Martin soon resigned from the network and also added that her answer to Peter’s proposal was a No.
Peter Mansbridge is quite a flirtatious person and the highest-paid TV anchor. He used his influence and position to get his way.
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Peter Mansbridge’s extended family
He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his family. He owns a summer cottage in the Gatineau Hills. Peter’s father Stanley Harry Mansbridge died in 2005 while his mother Brenda Louise Mansbridge died 3 years later in 2008. He has two siblings; Paul and Wendy. No details are available about his first wife Parm Dhillon.
His two daughters with Parm Dhillon, namely, Pamela and Jennifer grew up with their mother in Winnipeg. Both his daughters are married. Pamela works as the Royal Bank Manager and is married to Rick Moquin. Peter has reportedly three grandchildren including Pamela’s son Ryder.
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