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Morningside was a nationally broadcastCanadian radio program, which aired onCBC Radio from September 20, 1976 to May 30, 1997. It was broadcast from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday to Friday. The series replaced a series of short-lived morning radio programs that aired in this slot afterThis Country in the Morning ended in 1974.
The show was created by Krista Mäeots who served as its executive producer until her death in 1978. She had formerly been a producer withThis Country in the Morning.[1] The show debuted withHarry Brown and Maxine Crook as co-hosts. In September 1977,Don Harron became host of the show. But the program was most associated with legendary Canadian broadcasterPeter Gzowski, who assumed the host's chair in 1982. The program was a mixture of news and human interest interviews.Shelagh Rogers andStuart McLean were frequent guest hosts in later years.
In 1993, following the cancellation of CBC'sPrime Time,Morningside added a prime time edition which replayed selected segments from that morning's broadcast.[2]
Morningside has proven to be one of the most successful radio programs in CBC history. Among the regular contributors was producer and comedianStuart McLean, who also had a summer time segment on the show calledThe Vinyl Cafe, which eventually was spun-off to become a regular separate program on CBC Radio for decades.
When Gzowski retired in 1997,[3]Morningside and the network's Sunday public affairs showSunday Morning were replaced byThis Morning, which was hosted in its first year byMichael Enright andAvril Benoit.
Gzowski hosted the last episode ofMorningside from theTemple Gardens Mineral Spa Resort inMoose Jaw.[4] The resort named its café the Morningside Café in honour of the last broadcast.[5]
During Harron's tenure, the opening theme was "Jogging Along" byJohn Arpin.[6] "Blue Skies" composed byIrving Berlin was used as the closing theme. The theme for Gzowski's tenure was "Morningside theme" composed by David W. Thompson. The closing theme was "Happiness" by Sandro Carlo Camerin (Reel to Reel).
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