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Spence Caldwell
Spence Caldwell
Born	Spencer Wood Caldwell; 1909; Regina, Saskatchewan
Died	December 10, 1983
Known for	Founder of the CTV Television Network

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Spencer "Spence" Wood Caldwell (1909 – December 10, 1983) was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer.

Amongst his notable achievements are as manager of the Dominion Network, S.W. Caldwell Ltd. (a TV and radio programme and equipment distributor), an advertising agency created to air Canadian advertisements into the broadcasting of CBS TV show Westinghouse Playhouse. Caldwell was one of the first to apply for a television station licence to the Board of Broadcast Governors, but was turned down. After being turned down for a television station, Caldwell applied for a licence to create Canada's first private television network.^[1] With the licence approved, Caldwell created CTV, Canada's first commercial TV network. Caldwell was the first President of CTV and was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Caldwell was killed in a road accident with a transport truck near his home in Caledon, Ontario.

References

^ Frayne, Trent (February 10, 1962). "How Spence Caldwell got a TV network by the tail". MacLeans. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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[macleans-1] Frayne, Trent (February 10, 1962). "How Spence Caldwell got a TV network by the tail". MacLeans. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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 '''Spencer "Spence" Wood Caldwell''' (1909 &ndash; December 10, 1983) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[broadcasting]] pioneer.
-Amongst his notable achievements are as [[Management|manager]] of the [[Dominion Network]], S.W. Caldwell Ltd. (a TV and radio programme and equipment distributor), an advertising agency created to air Canadian advertisements into the broadcasting of [[CBS]] TV show ''[[Westinghouse Playhouse]]'', one of the first to apply for a television station [[licence]] to the [[Board of Broadcast Governors]] but was turned down and which eventually became what is today's most successful Canadian television network [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]. Caldwell was inducted into the [[Canadian Association of Broadcasters]] Hall of Fame.
+Amongst his notable achievements are as [[Management|manager]] of the [[Dominion Network]], S.W. Caldwell Ltd. (a TV and radio programme and equipment distributor), an advertising agency created to air Canadian advertisements into the broadcasting of [[CBS]] TV show ''[[Westinghouse Playhouse]]''. Caldwell was one of the first to apply for a television station [[licence]] to the [[Board of Broadcast Governors]], but was turned down. After being turned down for a television station, Caldwell applied for a licence to create Canada's first private television network.<ref name = macleans>{{cite web|author=Frayne, Trent|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1962/2/10/how-spence-caldwell-got-a-tv-network-by-the-tail|title=How Spence Caldwell got a TV network by the tail|work=MacLeans|date=February 10, 1962|accessdate=September 24, 2020}}</ref> With the licence approved, Caldwell created [[CTV Television Network|CTV]], Canada's first commercial TV network. Caldwell was the first President of CTV and was inducted into the [[Canadian Association of Broadcasters]] Hall of Fame.
 Caldwell was killed in a [[road accident]] with a [[transport truck]] near his home in [[Caledon, Ontario]].
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