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Today’s Special is the Public Archive

A preview of TVOntario’s programming from the early 1970s. When TVOntario, then known as the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, took to the airwaves in September 1970, a press release declared that it was “Canada’s first television station devoted to entertaining education.” Since then the network has done its best to live up to that goal [...]

Coming Up on TVO, Polkaroo and the Premiers (in HDTV)

Left to right: Polkaroo, TVOntario chair Peter O’Brian, TVOntario CEO Lisa de Wilde, honoree William Davis, Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister of Education Kathleen Wynne, emcee Steve Paikin During a decade-long stint as Ontario’s Minister of Education (1962–71), William Davis led an extensive revamp of the province’s learning institutions that included extensive funding, the establishment of [...]

Vintage Toronto Ads: Saturday Afternoon with the Tow Truck

Nobody likes to be stranded during the holiday season due to car trouble. Whether it’s a dead battery, unexpected snowfall, or executing a 180-degree spin into the ditch alongside the 401 on the way back to the city, inclement weather and Murphy’s Law often combine to make this a busy time of the year for [...]