With American secretary of state Henry Kissinger and executive producer Dan Dunsky in 2002 for the TVO program Diplomatic Immunity (1998-2006). With former president Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Georgia. My home away from home for 19 years: the set of The Agenda with Steve Paikin in the William G. Davis Studio at TVO. A 24-year-old reporter covering the 1984 Liberal leadership convention which John Turner won on the second ballot. Interviewing former Soviet Union president Mikhail Gorbachev for Studio 2 on TVO was momentous. Talking to someone who literally changed the world was a true honour. The last time I ever saw former prime minister Brian Mulroney. He was feted in Toronto at a dinner celebrating parliamentary democracy.With the hysterical Samantha Bee in Ottawa for an episode of TVO Today Live.Former prime minister John Turner and I often had lunch together in June to celebrate our birthdays, which were two days apart. After his death, I wrote “An Intimate Biography of Canada’s 17th Prime Minister.”With former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty at the December 2023 provincial Liberal leadership convention. I’ve been a Queen’s Park watcher for more than four decades, here with three former finance ministers: Ernie Eves, Janet Ecker, and Greg Sorbara. Ken Dryden was always one of my favourite guests. As a former cabinet minister and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he represents two of my great interests in life.I interviewed America’s 42nd president, Bill Clinton, on stage at Massey Hall for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce. With Ontario’s 20th and 21st premiers: David Peterson and Bob Rae. Perhaps my favourite moment during my 32 years at TVO: the legendary Elwy Yost, host of Saturday Night at the Movies, welcomes me on my first day in 1992.Giving a speech about my biography of John Turner at the Hamilton Club. Hugging the greatest trophy in all of professional sports: the Stanley Cup.With all of the post-World War II Liberal premiers of Ontario: David Peterson (1985-90), Kathleen Wynne (2013-18), and Dalton McGuinty (2003-13).On the set of The Agenda with Steve Paikin in the William G. Davis Studio at TVO. Pictured at Massey College where I was a senior fellow.As a Star Trek fan, it was a great pleasure interviewing Robert Picardo, the Doctor from Voyager.Washington Post legendary reporter Bob Woodward, who appeared on TVO Today Live. We’re holding copies of each other’s books. With Martin Short, the best known and funniest Hamilton export ever. With Bob Runciman, in front of the grand staircase at Queen’s Park, before our interview on his book From Mad Dog to Senator.Toronto’s David Frum has become one of the wisest commentators on the Washington political scene.Covering the 1985 Ontario PC leadership convention, won by Frank Miller.Sitting in the quadrangle at Massey College, University of Toronto.At the annual Robarts-McKeough Luncheon with a group of former Ontario finance ministers, Floyd Laughren, Janet Ecker, and Greg Sorbara. The current minister, Peter Bethlenfalvy, is seated. One of my first broadcasts at TVO in 1992. One of my happy places: Fenway Park, Boston. This was in 2024. My first visit to the park was in 1978.
