Johnny Lombardi, CM OOnt (December 4, 1915 – March 18, 2002) was a pioneer of multicultural broadcasting in Canada.[1][2] He founded CHIN in 1966[3] and CHIN-FM in 1967.[3]
^"Media legend Johnny Lombardi dies at 86". CTV News. 19 March 2002. Archived from the original on 2005-12-04. Retrieved 2010-04-11. Prime Minister Jean Chretien praised Lombardi's accomplishments upon hearing of his death. "I think he's done a lot to establish multiculturalism in Toronto and he will be missed by a lot of people," Chretien said.
^Whyte, Murray (24 June 2006). "Forgotten in media's culture gap". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-04-11. Lombardi's vision predated any official recognition of what a strong multicultural media could do for nation building. In 1985, the CRTC drafted its first ethnic broadcasting policy, drawn from the template Lombardi had been practising for almost 20 years.
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Valuable Player Award. Lombardi became one of the Reds' most productive and popular players. He was the catcher for left-hander Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back...
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cleared of impropriety by the courts in 1967. Service partnered with JohnnyLombardi to buy Radio 1540 Ltd from Ted Rogers in order to found radio station...
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