from a column by Red Robinson
"Canada Wide Magazines is celebrating 30 years in publishing. This west coast enterprise began with what was then called TV Weekly Magazine. The concept was created by CKNW sportscaster Al Davidson working with the Kelly-Douglas Super Value chain. The idea was to present television schedules and related stories. It floundered at one point until Peter Legge took over the helm and through his efforts took the magazine to new heights and popularity that it enjoys to this day.
This little magazine was the beginning of a conglomerate of magazines and much of the success is due to Peter's vision. The first "gossip" columnist was Earle Bradford who was the consummate news reporter and his style was clipped. Personalities in the community were highlighted in a brief manner and it became a "must" read. Sadly, Earle died of cancer, and after a period of time Legge decided to carry on with the column and he approached me to write it weekly. I have been doing it ever since and that time now spans over 18 years and over 900 columns! It all began in a different time and a much more intimate media world. "