Meisner was born in Maryfield, Saskatchewan in 1938, the youngest of the four children of William Meisner and Anna Wolowska. In the early 1950s he moved to Winnipeg, where he worked as an office boy for the United Grain Growers.[1] He began his career in broadcasting at radio station CKDM in the 1950s in Dauphin, Manitoba. Eventually, he settled in Prince George, British Columbia, and became known as the "Voice of the North".
Meisner hosted the Meisner Program on radio station CKPG for more than twenty years. He was known for his sign-off "and that's one man's opinion".[2]
After leaving radio in the fall of 2004, he launched an independent online news site, www.250News.com.
In the 1990s, Meisner became a prominent opponent of the Kemano Completion Project, which he argued would damage salmon stocks in the Nechako River. In 2003, he was one of the principal organizers of a huge rally in Prince George for improvement of health care in northern British Columbia which led to the creation of the Northern Medical Program at the University of Northern British Columbia.[3]
Meisner's honours included a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Radio and TV News Directors' Association of Canada, the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, and Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. In 2010, the Province of British Columbia appointed him as a non-lawyer Bencher to the Law Society of British Columbia, to represent the public's interest on the BC Law Society's Board of Governors. The Law Society of British Columbia honoured him with the distinction of the title of Lifetime Bencher status in late March 2015.[3]
While on an ice fishing trip to Manitoba in the spring of 2015, Meisner fell ill and was transferred to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.[4] He was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which claimed his life in the early morning of April 2, 2015.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^"Puget Sound Radio – Ben Meisner Funeral Saturday in Prince George – Puget Sound Radio". Puget Sound Radio. April 3, 2015.
^. MSN. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
^ ab. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
^ ab"Ben Meisner, known as the voice of B.C.'s north, dies in hospital". The Globe and Mail. April 2, 2015.
^"Ben Meisner, broadcasting icon, dies after short battle with cancer". April 2, 2015.
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meisner, june, 1938, april, 2015, canadian, radio, broadcaster, born, 1938, june, 1938maryfield, saskatchewandiedapril, 2015, 2015, aged, winnipeg, manitobameisner, born, maryfield, saskatchewan, 1938, youngest, four, children, william, meisner, anna, wolowska. Ben Meisner June 3 1938 April 2 2015 was a Canadian radio broadcaster Ben MeisnerBorn 1938 06 03 June 3 1938Maryfield SaskatchewanDiedApril 2 2015 2015 04 02 aged 76 Winnipeg ManitobaMeisner was born in Maryfield Saskatchewan in 1938 the youngest of the four children of William Meisner and Anna Wolowska In the early 1950s he moved to Winnipeg where he worked as an office boy for the United Grain Growers 1 He began his career in broadcasting at radio station CKDM in the 1950s in Dauphin Manitoba Eventually he settled in Prince George British Columbia and became known as the Voice of the North Meisner hosted the Meisner Program on radio station CKPG for more than twenty years He was known for his sign off and that s one man s opinion 2 After leaving radio in the fall of 2004 he launched an independent online news site www 250News com In the 1990s Meisner became a prominent opponent of the Kemano Completion Project which he argued would damage salmon stocks in the Nechako River In 2003 he was one of the principal organizers of a huge rally in Prince George for improvement of health care in northern British Columbia which led to the creation of the Northern Medical Program at the University of Northern British Columbia 3 Meisner s honours included a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Radio and TV News Directors Association of Canada the Queen s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and Queen s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 In 2010 the Province of British Columbia appointed him as a non lawyer Bencher to the Law Society of British Columbia to represent the public s interest on the BC Law Society s Board of Governors The Law Society of British Columbia honoured him with the distinction of the title of Lifetime Bencher status in late March 2015 3 While on an ice fishing trip to Manitoba in the spring of 2015 Meisner fell ill and was transferred to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg 4 He was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which claimed his life in the early morning of April 2 2015 4 5 References edit Puget Sound Radio Ben Meisner Funeral Saturday in Prince George Puget Sound Radio Puget Sound Radio April 3 2015 Ben Meisner broadcasting icon dies after short battle with cancer MSN Archived from the original on April 7 2015 Retrieved 2015 04 03 a b CKPG TV Archived from the original on April 9 2015 Retrieved April 3 2015 a b Ben Meisner known as the voice of B C s north dies in hospital The Globe and Mail April 2 2015 Ben Meisner broadcasting icon dies after short battle with cancer April 2 2015 External links edit250 News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Meisner amp oldid 1156458109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
