John Downing
| John Henry Downing | |
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| President, Canadian National Exhibition | |
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In office October, 1999 – October, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Debra Woodman |
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June 10, 1936 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Horvat (1962-present) |
| Children | 3; John Henry III, Brett D., Mark |
| Alma mater | Ryerson (Bachelor of Applied Arts 1972) |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Website | http://blog.johndowning.ca/ |
John Downing (born 1936) is an author, reporter, editor and columnist, most notably writing for the Toronto Telegram and later the Toronto Sun.
John Henry Downing, Junior, was born June 10, 1936 in Toronto, Ontario, to J. H. Downing, an east-end doctor who chaired the Toronto Board of Education in 1938, and to Lena, a Toronto Bible College graduate as a medical missionary. He was orphaned at 5 and raised by relatives. He married Mary Horvat of Hamilton in 1961. They have three sons, John Henry III of Aliso Viejo, California; Brett, of Etobicoke; and Mark, of Dalian, China. There are four grandsons.
He graduated from Weston Collegiate in 1955 and received his journalism diploma from Ryerson Institute of Technology (now Ryerson University) in 1958. He was an editor on the Ryersonian newspaper and SAC president. In 1972 he received a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He studied environmental science and urban geography at University of Toronto. He authored the official Ryerson history in 1975 and served on board committees, presidential and journalism search committees, and task forces revising the Ryerson University Act and photography courses. He served on advisory journalism committees at Ryerson and Humber College, and lectured.
He was editor of the Whitehorse Star in 1957, and reporter and editor on the Toronto Telegram from 1958 to 1971. He was a "Day Oner" of the Toronto Sun first as a daily columnist and then as the Editor from 1985 to 1997.
John Downing has been president of the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto Press Club and Press Clubs of Canada, and director and governor of the Toronto Outdoor Art Show, Runnymede Health Care Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Ontario Safety League, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
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