Sandy Cushin

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Sandy Cushon (born in Oxbow, Saskatchewan) is best known as former host of agricultural program Country Canada on CBC Television, which he hosted between 1975 and 2000. [1]

He also hosted Points West for CBC Winnipeg.

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References

  1. Cole, Stephen (2002). "The Nineties and Beyond: The River". Here's Looking At Us: Celebrating Fifty Years of CBC-TV. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. pp.  248, 249. ISBN   0-7710-2251-4.