CBC Radio One biz reporter Blair dies at 56

David Blair

David Blair, who brought business stories to CBC Radio One radio listeners across the country, died earlier this week. He was 56.

A CBC News states, “In 2008, Blair began working as a business reporter for CBC Radio One. From the CBC studios in Montreal, he joined morning programs across Canada, providing audiences with the latest economic news.

“His voice and insight were well known to CBC listeners in Quebec City and Montreal as a regular contributor to Quebec AM and Daybreak. Blair also often took part in CBC community events in Montreal.

“‘As a business reporter on CBC Radio One morning shows, David Blair was a part of people’s mornings across the country,’ said Meredith Dellandrea, senior managing director for CBC’s Quebec and Atlantic Regions.”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.