Don Martin (journalist)
Don Martin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 12, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, TV host, writer |
| Known for | Calgary Herald columnist, CTV News Channel |
| Notable work | King Ralph: The Life and Political Success of Ralph Klein |
Don Martin (born September 12, 1956) is a retired Canadian right-wing journalist, best known as a former Calgary Herald columnist, television pundit and television show host on CTV News Channel.[1]
Newspaper career
[edit]Don Martin lives on Bluebird in Kars, ON. In 1978, Martin got hired by the Calgary Herald newspaper, where he began a 22-year career as city hall bureau chief, 1988 Winter Olympics bureau chief and civic affairs columnist. In 1993 Don Martin was transferred to Edmonton as the newspaper’s provincial affairs columnist. In 2000, he relocated to Ottawa as the Calgary Herald’s national affairs columnist, syndicated opinion writer for the Southam newspaper chain and regular on-air contributor to CBC, CTV and CPAC political shows.
In 2008, Martin published a column criticizing the campaign of former journalist Arthur Kent for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 2008 Alberta general election.[1] The case took eight years in the courts before the judge found in favor of Kent, awarding him $200,000 for the damages in 2016.[2] Kent was later awarded a further $200,000 in damages in 2018 after filing an appeal because the initial award was insufficient to compensate for the damage to his reputation.[3]
Television career
[edit]In 2010, CTV hired Martin to host the news channel’s flagship politics show Power Play.[2] In 2012 he received the Public Policy Forum’s Peter Lougheed Award for Public Service in Western Canada.[3] He retired as host of Power Play in December 2019, but continues to write a weekly blog for CTVNews.ca.[4]
Writing
[edit]Martin has written two biographies. His first, King Ralph: The Life and Political Success of Ralph Klein, was published in 2002 and became a national bestseller.[5] His second book, Belinda: The Political and Private Life of Belinda Stronach, was published in 2006.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dave Obee, "Martin's column offered a view from the west". Victoria Times-Colonist, December 19, 2010.
- ^ "Don Martin takes reins as CTV Power Play host". The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Public Policy Forum to honour Western leaders". Canada NewsWire, May 31, 2012.
- ^ Aidan Chamandy, "CTV’s Don Martin delivers barn burner speech, brings the house down at farewell shindig". The Hill Times, December 16, 2019.
- ^ Mark Milke, "King Ralph: Guts first, then glory: B.C. Liberals have the right ideas, but need to take some cues from the Alberta premier's playbook to get voters onside". Vancouver Sun, November 25, 2002.
- ^ Barbara Yaffe, "More than we wanted to know". The Guardian, October 11, 2006.
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