For generations of Atlantic Canadians, the first Saturday in December means one thing: the Christmas Daddies Telethon is on the air. Launched in 1964, it has become one of Canada’s longest-running and most cherished charity broadcasts. Over six decades it has raised more than $40 million — every dollar staying in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island — to make sure no Maritime child wakes up without gifts or food on Christmas morning.
The beginning: 1964
The idea was born in the CJCH-TV (now CTV Atlantic) studios in Halifax when announcer Jim Hill Sr. and news director Jack … Continue