Rob Benfield - Wiki entry (unauthenticated)May 23, 2009 9:25 AM
n 1998 when media baron Conrad Black launched the conservative daily, National Post, Fraser joined the paper as its media columnist while retaining his academic position at Ryerson. In 2002-03, he co-hosted a weekly CBC Newsworld television show, "Inside Media". His co-host, with whom Fraser had a combattive on-air relationship, was left-wing Toronto Star columnist Antonia Zerbisias. Fraser left the television show twice in its debut season for different reasons. In January 2003, he quit the show following the sudden death of his wife Rebecca Gotlieb. Fraser made an attempt to return to the show two months later, but quit suddenly again when, in May 2003, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the National Post, replacing founding editor Ken Whyte.
Rob Benfield - Wiki entry (unauthenticated)
May 23, 2009 9:25 AM
n 1998 when media baron Conrad Black launched the conservative daily, National Post, Fraser joined the paper as its media columnist while retaining his academic position at Ryerson. In 2002-03, he co-hosted a weekly CBC Newsworld television show, "Inside Media". His co-host, with whom Fraser had a combattive on-air relationship, was left-wing Toronto Star columnist Antonia Zerbisias. Fraser left the television show twice in its debut season for different reasons. In January 2003, he quit the show following the sudden death of his wife Rebecca Gotlieb. Fraser made an attempt to return to the show two months later, but quit suddenly again when, in May 2003, he was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the National Post, replacing founding editor Ken Whyte.