Original “The National” host dies
Larry Henderson, the first regular newsreader on CBC’s The National News — later rebranded The National — died this morning in his sleep, his son Graham Henderson confirmed. He was 89.
After trying his hand for a few years as a Shakespearian actor in England, Henderson joined the radio announcing staff at the CBC in 1940. He later enlisted in the Canadian Army and served in North Africa and Italy during the Second World War. Following the war, he hosted the syndicated radio show Headliners on Toronto station CFRB.
In 1950, Henderson became the first Canadian broadcaster to cover the Korean War. He then spent three years in Europe, where he recorded his Headliners program and hosted the CBC’s Passport to Adventure.
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