Radio Canada's Gourd to retire in November

OTTAWA – Radio-Canada TV president Daniel Gourd has announced he will retire when he=is contract is up this November. "When Daniel Gourd accepted the position of executive vice-president of Télévision de Radio-Canada, he indicated to me that it was unlikely he would be seeking a second term," said CBC president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch. "Although I was expecting this, it is still a major loss to the organization. Daniel is a visionary leader and staunch defender of the role of public television. “The impact he has had since being promoted to executive vice-president nearly three years ago is nothing short...