Dick Vincent

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Dick Vincent (born 1939 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada) was best known as the announcer and on-air host at KCND-TV in the 1960s and 1970s.

Dick started his broadcasting career as a news reporter with radio station CKDM in Dauphin, Manitoba. [1] He was station announcer at CJOB [2] from 1959 to 1960. KCND signed off and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba as CKND-TV in 1975. Vincent moved with the station to Winnipeg and remained a station personality, hosting local programs including Town 'n Country. [3]

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References

  1. "TV News Editor At 23". Winnipeg Free Press - TV-Radio. October 28, 1961. p. 10.
  2. Noble, Bob (November 16, 1963). "KCND Trouble Shooting". Winnipeg Free Press - TV-Radio.
  3. "Making Manitoba Home". Global Winnipeg. September 1, 2005.