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Trivia EH? Peter Gzowski

October 24, 2009 By Pat Williams

  • Born July 13, 1934, Toronto, Ontario. Died Jan 24, 2002 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a result of smoking related emphysema.
  • Moved to Galt, Ontario when he was 6.
  • Had 5 children, married and divorced from Jenny (1978).
  • Gillian Howard, was his life partner
  • Smoked 75 cigarettes a day for 50 years (Rothman’s)
  • He was the great-great-great grandson of Sir Casimir Gzowski, an engineer & Polish noble
  • Was known as “boy wonder” in journalism circles.
  • Won the international Peabody award for broadcasting in 1997
  • Received the Order of Canada in 1999. The Order of Canada is presented to a limited number of Canadians who exemplify the highest qualities of citizenship and whose contributions enrich the lives of their contemporaries.
  • Was the Chancellor at Trent University from 1999 until his death in 2002.

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