CBC remembers Knowlton Nash as “a pioneer in the industry”

TORONTO – Veteran CBC broadcaster Knowlton Nash passed away Saturday night at the age of 86 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than a decade ago.Best known as the long-time anchor of The National, Nash spent 37 years at the public broadcaster. CBC's chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge followed in Nash's footsteps, assuming the anchor role for The National back in 1992."Knowlton was unquestionably a giant of Canadian journalism but he was so much more to so many”, Mansbridge said in a statement issued by CBC. “To his colleagues he was a true friend and a valued mentor, and to Canadians...