Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, typescripts, and production memoranda relating to the life and career of A.D. "Cowboy" Kean. Many of the documents in this collection pertain to the making of "Policing the Plains" (1924-27), a dramatic silent film about the exploits of the North West Mounted Police. The collection also includes newsprint copies of Kean's popular yarns on cowboy and ranch life which appeared in the Toronto STAR WEEKLY (1929-1936), and scripts of some of Kean's radio plays about his experiences in western Canada.

SUMMARY: Poet Dorothy Livesay reads a piece about her father, journalist J.F.B Livesay.;

The item is a copy of part of a National Film Board news reel print of one of the items in Eye Witness no. 21. The Hon. Nancy Hodges is seen at home, at work as a columnist for the Victoria Times newspaper, and in her role as Speaker in the Legislative Assembly of B.C. in Victoria.

News item. Jack Webster speaks to an unidentified group with his usual quips, particularly against the Social Credit government. He says that not a single policy brought in by the NDP has been changed by the Socreds. He remarks that things are going to get a lot worse before they get better.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-?] SUMMARY: In an interview by Charlie Boylan, journalist Jean Watts discusses her experiences during the Spanish Civil War. (Possibly an off-air recording of a radio broadcast.);

The item consists of three tapes of an oral history interview with Percy C. Richards, former executive assistant to Premiers John Hart and Byron "Boss" Johnson. Richards provides character sketches of the premiers from his personal point of view. Recorded for use in the program "Portraits of the Premiers". Tape 1: Premiers Harlan C. Brewster, John Oliver, Dr. John D. MacLean, Dr. S.F. Tolmie, and T.D. Pattullo. Tape 2: Premier T.D. Pattullo. Richards was also a newsman for the Daily Colonist newspaper, assigned to the Legislative Press Gallery. Tape 3: Premier John Hart.

Public affairs. Jack Webster’s popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Incomplete episode. Doug Collins, Vancouver Sun; Beast of British Columbia; Bill Black, UBC Law Professor, former member of BC Human Rights Commission.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Closing segment missing. Jack speaks with Alfred Lord Denning, Master of the Roles, and they discuss capital punishment; the permissive society; how judges are chosen and appointed; bureaucracy; backlogs of trials; the free press. Then, Jack speaks with columnist Doug Collins. They discuss Doug’s career; his resignation from the Vancouver Sun; Galindo Madrid; immigration and racism.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Closing segment missed. Les Keen, President of the Social Credit Party of BC, talks about a politically damaging video from a Social Credit Party seminar advocating the use of sneaky and dirty tactics. Taped news segment featuring Jack Kelly. Columnist Allan Fotheringham of FB News Services and cartoonist Roy Peterson talk about political issues and their book, "The World According to Roy Peterson with the Gospel According to Allan Fotherinham".

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: V1988_25_0468 was not used in the final access copy edit. Jack talks to Minister of Supply and Services Jean-Jacques Blais about federal contracts, F18 contracts, and the Canadian Constitution. Jack talks to Enrico Diano about his position as Cultural Heritage Advisor and multiculturalism. Jack talks to Barbara Amiel, about her book, “Confessions". Jack talks about the secret repair on Lions Gate Bridge.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack speaks with Vancouver’s new mayor, Mike Harcourt, and gives a brief run down of the local election. Brian Smith, Minister of Education, discusses uses of school buildings and plans for education in the province. Stuart Keate, former Vancouver Sun publisher, talks about the lack of independent newspapers and speaks about his book, “Paper Boy”. Steve Wyatt reports on the restoration of North Vancouver Catholic church, St. Paul’s, built in 1884. Steve speaks to Councillor Simon Baker of the Squamish Band.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack speaks with Peter C. Newman, author of “The Canadian Establishment; Volume 2, The Acquisitors” to discuss the members of Canada’s wealthy elite. Nelson Riis, MP Kamloops-Shuswap (NDP), discusses the cuts to Via Rail, management, and labour relations. John Crispo, political economist, speaks about the current First Ministers Conference.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack visits the IWA convention and speaks to members there about jobs lost; Jack Munro, President of the IWA, speaks about layoffs in the forest industry, reforestation, interest rates. Author and broadcaster Peter Gzowski and Jack talk about old times and do not talk about Peter’s new book “The Game of Our Lives”, though they do talk about 20 year old Wayne Gretzky.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack discusses the legal consequences of drinking and driving, the lack of a standard practice in applying penalties, and perceived loopholes. Steve Wyatt reports on an infestation of the Tussock moth in the Similkameen Valley. Columnist Allan Fotheringham discusses the “Kitchen Conference”; Premier Bennett’s poor performance in the Constitutional negotiations; and the negotiations in general. Fotheringham predicts that Brian Mulroney will succeed Joe Clark. Author Heather Robertson discusses her book, “The Flying Bandit”, about criminal Ken Leishman. Steve Wyatt updates an earlier piece about a trailer park in Clearwater.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Note: Segment 6, cut short by end of tape. Part of Segment 9 and end of show not recorded. Bruce Howe, President of BCRIC (British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation), talks about the corporation and its stock. Bruce Hutchison, editor emeritus of the Vancouver Sun newspaper and author of "Uncle Percy's Wonderful Town", recounts his experiences and talks about some current political issues. Gary Mavis, executive director of a crisis centre and school counsellor Donna Pearson, discuss adolescent suicide. A young man identified only as "Dave" talks about a close friend who committed suicide.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Allan Fotheringham, political columnist and author of "Malice in Blunderland", talks about his book’s subjects—politicians and politics. Wendy Dobson, Executive Director of the C.D. Howe Institute, talks about the Canadian economy and explains why it is doing so poorly.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Author Peter C. Newman talks to Jack about his latest book, “The Establishment Man”, about the 38-year-old Conrad Black. Jack does a story on tape about Andre Molnar, developer, who may have to bulldoze four new units in Shaughnessy Place because they are over floor space ratio bylaws. Allan Sinclair, of the Council of Forest Industries, and Jack MacMillan, Vice-President, Canadian Forest Products, speak about countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack opens the show with a report from Steve Wyatt about a mud slide at Alberta Creek (M Creek Bridge) near Lions Bay. Jack speaks with John Burns, Lions Bay resident by telephone. Jack speaks with Allan Fotheringham about the Tory convention and Joe Clark’s leadership of the Progressive Conservatives; the possibility of Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed running as Tory leader; other members of the PC who may run for leader. Clive Jackson, BCTV reporter, in the studio with an update on the Alberta Creek slide, provides rough footage and the story of his own close escape. Jack speaks by telephone with BC Highways Minister Alex Fraser. Actor Gordon Jump comes on to promote the BC Variety Club telethon. To close the show, Jack shows film from the Alberta Creek slide and speaks to Sergeant Frank Kelly of the Squamish RCMP, confirming two dead in the slide.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are listed in the subject area, below.

Fotheringham, Allan
Jackson, Michael, 1943-

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are listed in the subject area, below.

Deering, Klaus
Doyle, Denzil
Milne, Bruce
Newman, Peter C.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack’s guests are Peter C. Newman, author of “Company of Adventurers”, Thomas [Tommy] Schnurmacher, author of “The Gold Diggers’ Guide”, and IWA President Jack Munro on the logging dispute on Lyell Island.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are listed in the subject area, below.

Hutchison, Bruce
Williams, Bryan

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: A light-hearted episode which covers the previous evening's dinner at the Canadian Club to honour the Webster Foundation for Excellence in Journalism and recaps some of Jack's career. Jack's studio guests include Bruce Phillips, Minister of Public Affairs, Anna Porter of Key Porter Books who urges Jack to get on with writing his memoir, and Allan Fotheringham, journalist. TV clip appearances include Barbara Frum, Lloyd Robertson, and Iona Campagnolo.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Sydney Biddle Barrows reveals her business strategies behind opening and managing Cachet, a successful high class escort service, and expands on stories from her book "Mayflower Madam - The Secret Life of Sydney Biddle Barrows". Allan Fotheringham, author and journalist, talks about his book "Capitol Offenses: Dr. Foth meets Uncle Sam".

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack talks with Senator Keith Davey about his book, "The Rainmaker: a Passion for Politics", and transitions to columnist Charles Lynch promoting his book, "A Funny Way to Run a Country". Jack reports from the Invergarry Learning Centre in Surrey on adult illiteracy issues.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack goes to City Hall and speaks with Bob Henry, the City Clerk of Vancouver, about automated voting in the municipal elections. This episode includes a "walkabout" report on new voting machines, which may depict the provincial general election of October 22, 1986. Then Jack speaks to Pierre Berton about his new book, “Vimy”. To follow, Jack speaks with Justice Allen Linden, President of the Law Reform Commission, regarding changes to the Criminal Code. Jack speaks with columnist Marjorie Nichols and cartoonist Bob Krieger about their new book, “Bill Bennett; The End”, about the Bennett dynasty in British Columbia.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Premier Bill Vander Zalm and Webster discuss conflict of interest. Marjorie Nichols, Vancouver Sun journalist, talks about her experiences covering BC politics.