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含羞草研究社: Dr. David Suzuki will retire this year as host of The Nature of Things

TODAY IN B.C.: The environmentalist and science broadcaster a household name in Canada
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Dr. David Suzuki joined the CBC in 1971 with the TV series, 含羞草研究社淪uzuki on Science.含羞草研究社 In 1974, he developed and hosted the long-running popular radio program 含羞草研究社淨uirks and Quarks,含羞草研究社 and several more TV specials followed. In 1979, he began hosting the 含羞草研究社楴ature of Things含羞草研究社, already in its 20th season.

Studying zoology and genetics in the United States, Suzuki returned to Canada in the early 1960含羞草研究社檚, at a time when science was booming, and the space race was on.

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Suzuki tells 含羞草研究社楾oday in B.C.含羞草研究社 host Peter McCully that there have been some issues that the 含羞草研究社淣ature of Things含羞草研究社 has focused on over the years that he feels have made a difference.

含羞草研究社楽hows that had an immediate effect, like the program we did on the Amazon, back in 1989, a two-hour special on a great dam being planned known as the Great Whale Project. I believe that our program stopped that dam from being built含羞草研究社.

A particularly personal and emotional program for Suzuki, dealt with Alzheimer含羞草研究社檚.

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Suzuki the author and co-author of over 50 books, says he will take on the role of an elder after retirement from the program.

含羞草研究社業 can just tell the truth and I can tell the truth on behalf of the one group that is least empowered in our society, and that含羞草研究社檚 our children. If our children aren含羞草研究社檛 at center stage in our conversation then what the hell are we doing all this, or not doing all this for?含羞草研究社

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Peter McCully

About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of Canada含羞草研究社檚 coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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