Biography - Bob McDonald
 Bob McDonaldMaster of Ceremonies
Bob McDonald has
been communicating
science internationally
through television,
radio, print and live
presentations for more than 30
years. Currently he is the host of
CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks,
the award-winning CBC Radio
science program. He is also the
National Science Correspondent
for CBC Newsworld, a
documentary reporter for
The National Magazine and
weekly commentator for CBC’s
Newsmorning. He is the Gemini
winning host of the children’s
science television series, “Heads
Up”. As a print journalist, Bob
has authored three science books
and contributed to numerous
science textbooks, newspapers,
and magazines including The
Globe and Mail, Owl Magazine and
many others. He has produced
and hosted more than 100
educational videos currently
in use across North America.
Bob has been awarded the
Michael Smith Award for Science
Communication fro NSERC, the
Sir Sanford Flemming Medal from
the Royal Canadian Institute and
the McNeil Medal from the Royal
Society of Canada. He holds four
honorary doctorates from Guelph
University, Carleton University,
Laurentian and McMaster. Bob
lives and sails in Toronto. |
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