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Eric Malling, BA’67 (d. 1998)

A burgeoning journalist while a student at the U of S, Mr. Malling moved quickly through the ranks of Canadian journalism – from the Regina Leader Post to The Toronto Star – and then to television as a Parliamentary Correspondent for CTV. In 1976, he was courted by CBC as a host for its flagship current affairs program, The Fifth Estate. After 14 years of investigative journalism with The Fifth Estate, Eric returned to CTV as host of W5, which he gave a new political focus. He challenged politicians, fraudsters, and conventional wisdom, winning 7 Actra/Gemini Awards and receiving three Gordon Sinclair Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism.