A JAMAICAN-BORN journalist is one of four persons featured on the official Black History Month poster in Canada, which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary.
Hamlin Grange, a broadcast journalist originally from Kingston, and a former news anchor at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is featured alongside Judge Corrine Sparks, the first black woman to serve on the judiciary in Canada; Marlene Jennings, the first black woman in Quebec to be elected to Parliament; and renowned jazz musician Oscar Peterson.
Speaking to the Jamaica Information Service News, Mr. Grange said he was "shocked, surprised and quite honoured" when he was told he would be featured on the poster. "I felt very humbled to be in the company of Corrine Sparks, Oscar Peterson and Marlene Jennings."
On the poster Mr. Grange, who migrated to Canada in 1964 at the age of nine, is described as "a pioneer in the field of journalism, who has worked as a reporter, news anchor and television host within the industry."
The media specialist's nearly 30-year career actually began before his graduation in 1977 from the University of Colorado where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. He has worked for a number of entities including Canada's black community newspaper, Contrast, the Toronto Star newspaper, Global Television and CBC Television.
