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Canadian entertainment industry veteran Stephen Stohn appointed chancellor of Trent University

Once described by CBC as “the Forrest Gump of Canadian pop culture”PETERBOROUGH, ON – Canadian entertainment lawyer, TV producer, songwriter and author Stephen Stohn has been named chancellor of Peterborough’s Trent University.Stohn’s appointment as Trent's 12th chancellor was approved by the University Senate on March 12, making him the second alumnus to hold the position in the institution’s 55-year history.After graduating from Trent in 1969 with a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics, Stohn began his more than 50-year career in the industry as a performing artist and songwriter, before becoming a television producer.  A 14-time Canadian Screen Award (formerly the Gemini...