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A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?
A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?

A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?

Date4/18/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Nash-inal treasure, Can Peter Mansbridge, right, make The National viewers forget Uncle Knowlty?
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070431F
On may 2, Peter Mansbridge steps into Knowlton Nash's shoes as anchorman of CBC-TV's The National
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