Harry J. Boyle
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Harry Joseph Boyle was a Canadian broadcaster and writer.
He began his career in media working for a local radio station during the 1930s and later as district editor for the Stratford Beacon Herald. During this time he was also contributing articles to the London Free Press
, Globe and Mail
and the Toronto Telegram
.
In 1942, he began working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
as its farm commentator as well as the director of the National Farm Radio Forum.
In 1968, Boyle was appointed vice-chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and in 1975 became its chairman. He held this position until 1977.
After leaving the CRTC, he became a member of faculty at the Banff School of Arts and a member of the Ontario Arts Council
(1979–1982).
Boyle's writing was primarily autobiographical fiction dealing with life in rural southern Ontario during the interwar period. Two of his books were awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour: Homebrew and Patches in 1964 and Luck of the Irish in 1976.
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
.
He began his career in media working for a local radio station during the 1930s and later as district editor for the Stratford Beacon Herald. During this time he was also contributing articles to the London Free Press
London Free Press
The London Free Press is a daily newspaper based in London, Ontario, Canada.The London Free Press began as the Canadian Free Press, founded by William Sutherland in 1847. It first began printing as a weekly newspaper in 1849. In 1852, it was purchased for $500 by Josiah Blackburn, who renamed it...
, 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 the Toronto Telegram
Toronto Telegram
The Toronto Evening Telegram was a conservative, broadsheet afternoon newspaper published in Toronto from 1876 to 1971. It had a reputation for supporting the Conservative Party at both the federal and provincial level. The paper competed with the liberal Toronto Star...
.
In 1942, he began working for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
as its farm commentator as well as the director of the National Farm Radio Forum.
In 1968, Boyle was appointed vice-chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and in 1975 became its chairman. He held this position until 1977.
After leaving the CRTC, he became a member of faculty at the Banff School of Arts and a member of the Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
(1979–1982).
Boyle's writing was primarily autobiographical fiction dealing with life in rural southern Ontario during the interwar period. Two of his books were awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour: Homebrew and Patches in 1964 and Luck of the Irish in 1976.
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
.
Selected publications
- The Inheritance: A Play in Three Acts (1949)
- Mostly in Clover (1961)
- Homebrew and Patches (1963)
- A Summer Burning (1964)
- With a Pinch of Sin (1966)
- Straws in the Wind (1969)
- The Great Canadian Novel (1972)
- Memories of a Catholic Boyhood (1973)
- The Luck of the Irish (1975)