Barbara Frum (
1937-
1992) was one of
Canada's most respected and influential
journalists, a legendary news anchor for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She was a longtime host of
CBC Radio One's
As It Happens, and then went on to host
The Journal[?] on
CBC Television[?]. She was much respected, and sometimes feared, Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau refused to be interviewed by her because he knew how tough she could be. She eventally died of
cancer in 1992.
She was the mother of David Frum, journalist and former speechwriter.