OBITUARY: Community TV pioneer Wendell Ellis

SUMMERSIDE, PEI – Long-time community television producer and personality Wendell Ellis will be laid to rest Saturday after his passing on January 11, 2016. He was 71.Ellis spent over 30 years at Island Cablevision Studio 10, now Eastlink TV, filming events and personalities across the Island. His most popular shows included Bill's Jamboree, Heritage 92 and Community Showcase.He also spearheaded a telethon in support of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and was the force behind award-winning programs Rally for the Internationally Disabled and Child Awaress Day before retiring in 2009. His contributions to community television earned him the Diamond Jubilee Medal in...