Mansbridge: The Man Behind the Voice

Shortly after stepping away from his 30-year role as anchor of CBC’s The National in 2017, Peter Mansbridge grew a beard. He also began dressing more often in some of his favourite away-from-work clothes, including sweatshirts and jeans topped off by a ball cap. It was a welcome respite from the “uniform” of the clean-shaven face, dark suit and tie that were a daily fact of life through his broadcast career.

And it brought him something he hadn’t had in a long time: relative anonymity. Visiting Toronto from his family home in Stratford, he discovered that he could go most places unrecognized – until, as he told a friend ruefully, “I open my mouth – and right away, it’s pretty much all over.” [MORE]