So excited to announce the publication of my first book! Releasing this Fall from @DundurnPress, ImagiNation: The Golden Age of Toronto Kids’ TV is a memory-filled trip for anyone who spent their childhood staring at the squawk box: https://t.co/hbgLSuXtJL
Let me take you back to 1993 in Toronto Canada.
McDonald’s had 23 outlets in Skydome and guess who they employed? 1600 Teenagers aged 16 to 18 years old.
These jobs were not meant to be careers, they were a way for teens to earn some money for the summer and post secondary school.
Take a nostalgic trip through the golden age of Toronto kids’ television https://t.co/D2IkszidOE In this episode of @ChamplainSoc Witness to Yesterday, Ed Conroy shares the story behind over 100 children’s programs produced in Toronto between the 1950s and 2000.
From Mr. Dressup and Degrassi to @tvo's Polka Dot Door and Today’s Special, Toronto‑made kids’ TV shaped generations. @ColinEllis81 talks with Ed Conroy (@retrontario) about his book “ImagiNation,” and why these shows still matter. https://t.co/feEq5wRZdm
Many people, myself included, may not know that Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood has a Toronto connection. Cultural historian Ed Conroy (@retrontario) explains in our interview for @therundowntvo
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Before streaming, there was something magical about after-school TV. This week’s @ChamplainSoc Witness to Yesterday dives into the creativity, imagination, and lasting impact of Toronto’s kids’ TV golden age. Listen: https://t.co/D2IkszidOE @retrontario@dundurnpress
Toronto‑made kids’ TV helped shape culture far beyond Ontario — and it deserves to be preserved not just as nostalgia, but as art, says cultural historian Ed Conroy (@retrontario). The author of “ImagiNation” talks with @ColinEllis81, tonight at 8pm
Tonight, we examine whether Canada should enter Eurovision with Nomi Claire Lazar (@uOttawa) and @KarenFricker2 (@BrockUniversity).
Then, I speak to cultural historian Ed Conroy (@retrontario) about the golden age of Toronto kids' TV.
8/11pm @therundowntvo
Before streaming, there was something magical about after-school TV. This week’s @ChamplainSoc Witness to Yesterday dives into the creativity, imagination, and lasting impact of Toronto’s kids’ TV golden age. Listen at: https://t.co/D2IkszidOE
@retrontario@dundurnpress
According to popular legend, Heinz Canada pulled this 1980 ketchup ad because the music brought back painful memories for WW1 vets.
That may or may not be true, but I do remember that the song would bring tears to my grandfather's eyes.
Via @retrontario#throwbackthursday
“ImagiNation: The Golden Age of Toronto Kids’ TV” author Ed Conroy (@retrontario) joins our host @JeffSammut on tomorrow's new episode! Listen on https://t.co/8MsFOdqQLB & your favourite podcast platform.