Lloyd Robertson second
TORONTO AUGUST 20th, 2014 –
In a random
sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1798 Canadian adults,
the plurality, cite CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge (31%) as the "biggest
name in Canadian broadcasting", and he is followed by the one-time
perennial winner of this poll, retired CTV news anchor Lloyd Robertson (14%),
with The Nature Of Things host David Suzuki in the same tier (13%). One tenth
cite Hockey Night in Canada commentator Don Cherry in this regard (10%). Fewer
opt for comedian Rick Mercer (8%), CTV's current anchor, Lisa Laflamme (6%),
Sun News contributor Ezra Levant (3%) or Power & Politics host Evan Solomon
(2%). One seventh say someone else is the biggest name in broadcasting (14%).
Ideology prevails when preference is measured; Conservative voters are much
more likely to cite Ezra Levant (9%) than Liberals or New Democrats (0), while
New Democrats (15%) and Liberals (16%) are more likely to mention David Suzuki
than Conservatives (3%). Don Cherry is especially popular in the prairies (19%),
while David Suzuki is tops in Quebec (27% - no Francophone personalities were
listed). Lloyd Robertson is especially well-remembered in Alberta (28%).
"It is fitting that, with Lloyd's retirement, Peter should
don the laurels of the dean of Canadian broadcasting. As this is a random poll,
and not an online beauty contest, our results accurately reflect the sentiments
of the Canadian audience," said Forum Research President,
Dr. Lorne Bozinoff.
Lorne
Bozinoff, Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be
reached at lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416)
960-9603.
