Canadian Newsmaker of the Year
The Canadian Newsmaker of the Year is a title awarded by The Canadian Press (CP) annually since 1946, based on a survey of editors and broadcasters across the country on which Canadian has had the most influence on the news in a given year.
Diplomat and politician Lester Pearson won the title more than any other person except Pierre Trudeau.
Pierre Trudeau was named Newsmaker multiple times.
Marathon runner Terry Fox was awarded Newsmaker of the Year for two consecutive years.
Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky was Newsmaker for 1982.
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
Pearson, c. 1963
Pearson serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps in World War I in Salonika
Ice hockey in Europe; Oxford University vs. Switzerland, 1922. Future Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson is at right front. His nickname from the Swiss was "Herr Zig-Zag".
Pearson with John Ross McLean, Vincent Massey and Georges Vanier on 1 January 1938 at Canada House, London