Don Jamieson (politician)
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The Honourable Donald Campbell Jamieson PC |
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| 15th Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
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In office 14 September 1976 – 3 June 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Allan MacEachen |
| Succeeded by | Flora MacDonald |
| Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party | |
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In office 1979–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Rowe |
| Succeeded by | Len Stirling |
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 1983–1985 |
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| Prime Minister |
Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Jean Casselman Wadds |
| Succeeded by | Roy McMurtry |
| Member of Parliament for Burin-Burgeo | |
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In office 1966–1979 |
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| Preceded by | Chesley William Carter |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished and Burin—St. George's was created |
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| Born | April 30, 1921 |
| Died | November 19, 1986 (aged 65) |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Jamieson (nee Oakley) |
| Residence | Swift Current, Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
Donald Campbell Jamieson, PC (April 30, 1921 – November 19, 1986) was a Canadian politician, diplomat and broadcaster.
Jamieson was born in St. John's Newfoundland. His father was a newspaper editor, and his grandfather was a fisherman who settled in Newfoundland from Scotland.
He worked for Newfoundland's Department of Rural Reconstruction, as a bookkeeper, and as a sales manager for Coca-Cola before starting a career in broadcasting. He was Newfoundland's best known radio and television personality.
In 1945, he became the first Newfoundlander to sit in the press gallery of the Parliament of Canada, reporting on the negotiations that led to Canada inviting Newfoundland to join Canadian Confederation. During the two referendums on the question in 1948, Jamieson vehemently campaigned in opposition to Newfoundland joining Canada, favouring an economic union with the United States instead. The Party for Economic Union with the United States was led by Chesley Crosbie and Jamieson became known as "my father's voice" according to John Crosbie.
In 1951, he obtained a licence, in partnership with Geoff Stirling, for a new radio station in St. John's. He eventually established a private radio network in Newfoundland, and the island's first television station CJON-TV. While Stirling was heavily interested in the business aspect, Jamieson became known to Newfoundlanders as the host of the nightly News Cavalcade. The program featured a main news segment, weather and an extended interview that included guests from Howie Meeker to Joey Smallwood. He became president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in 1961, and remained in that position for four years. During his time as president Jamieson traveled the country extensively and also recorded daily 'minute-torials' that were 60 second long commentary broadcasts recorded at CJON which were nationally distributed via the CAB and subsequently syndicated across Canada. Jamieson was also involved in the transition of the Board of Broadcast Governors changing over to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
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