CBC Documentary Unit

The CBC Documentary Unit was a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 2000 until 2015. The unit focused on documentary production, and was headed by executive producer Mark Starowicz.

Notable productions by the unit include:

In June 2014, CBC announced it would close the in-house Documentary Unit, with the last production scheduled for broadcast in the spring of 2015.[1] The decision sparked backlash from several prominent CBC journalists and other Canadian television and radio personalities.[2] In July 2015, executive producer Mark Starowicz announced his departure after overseeing documentary production since 1992.[3]

References

  1. "CBC to cut back supper-hour news, in-house productions".
  2. "CBC facing backlash from some of its biggest personalities over documentary cuts".
  3. "Long-time executive Mark Starowicz leaving CBC".


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