Bronwyn Drainie
Encyclopedia
Bronwyn Drainie is a Canadian
arts journalist
. Currently editor of the Literary Review of Canada
, she has also been a columnist and book reviewer for The Globe and Mail
, and was formerly a host of programming on CBC Radio
including the flagship program Sunday Morning
. She is the daughter of actors John Drainie
and Claire Drainie Taylor
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
arts journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. Currently editor of the Literary Review of Canada
Literary Review of Canada
The Literary Review of Canada is a Canadian magazine that publishes ten times a year. The magazine publishes essays and reviews of books on political, cultural and social topics, as well as Canadian poetry...
, she has also been a columnist and book reviewer for The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
, and was formerly a host of programming on CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
including the flagship program Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning (radio program)
Sunday Morning was a Canadian radio news and information program, which aired on CBC Radio One. The magazine style program was one of the highest budget shows on CBC Radio and featured documentaries, interviews, round table discussions, book reviews, arts reports, puzzles and various features...
. She is the daughter of actors John Drainie
John Drainie
John Robert Roy Drainie was a Canadian actor and television presenter, who was called "the greatest radio actor in the world" by Orson Welles....
and Claire Drainie Taylor
Claire Drainie Taylor
Claire Drainie Taylor was a Canadian actor and writer, who wrote and acted in radio dramas for CBC Radio from the 1930s through the 1960s....
.
Books
- Living the Part: John Drainie and the Dilemma of Canadian Stardom (1988)
- My Jerusalem: Secular Adventures in the Holy City (1994)