Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 2 First episode date 18 January 1970 Network CBC Television Genre Current affairs Cast Jan Tennant | Original language(s) English Executive producer(s) Don Elder Final episode date 25 June 1972 Number of seasons 2 Language English | |
Presented by 4 hosts: Marie Morgan, Allen Kates, Richard Wells, Ed Fitzgerald (1970)
Ian McCutcheon (1971)
Jan Tennant (1972) Producer(s) John Ryan
Ruth Broughner (1971-1972) | ||
New Majority is a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television from 1970 to 1972.
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Premise
Subject material in this series concerned young adults aged up to their mid-20s who according to popular belief comprised most of the population, hence the series title. Previously, the CBC dealt with such subject matter in the series Through the Eyes of Tomorrow (1966–1969). Topics included suicide, social welfare, alternative lifestyles, contemporary music and culture. Reporting and editing staff included Ed Fitzgerald, Allen Kates, Marie Morgan and Richard Wells who were aged in their early 20s.
Episodes of this Toronto-based series included discussion, interview and filmed report segments. As the 1971 episodes began, New Majority converted to a magazine style with segments contributed by other CBC production centres such as Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Scheduling
This series was broadcast as follows: