Murray Howard Chercover (18 August 1929 – 3 July 2010) was a Canadian television producer and executive, particularly known as the president of the

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from 1967 until 1990.

Early life

Chercover was born in

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, but moved with his family to

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in his youth. There in 1944, his first broadcast job was with radio station CFPA.

Career

From the late 1940s, Chercover worked in New York on various theatre and television projects. When

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began in 1952, he returned to Toronto to produce and direct various programmes there including ''

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'', '' General Motors Presents'', ''On Camera'' and Ford's ''Playbill''. Chercover left CBC for

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in 1960 which became the flagship station for CTV when the network began in 1961. He became the network's president in 1967. He also served as its chief operating officer in 1967, its managing director from 1968, then chief executive officer from 1986. Chercover resigned from CTV in 1990. He died from pneumonia complications on 3 July 2010 at Hill House Hospice in

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Awards and recognition

* 1986 -

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Distinguished Service Gold Ribbon * 1988 - Canadian Film and Television Association Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal * 1990 -

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Rockie Lifetime Achievement Award * 1991 - Broadcast Executives Society Achievement Award

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chercover, Murray 1929 births 2010 deaths Canadian television executives Canadian television producers Deaths from pneumonia in Ontario Mass media people from Montreal