Editing Adrienne Clarkson (section)

==Journalism==
After being introduced by a college friend in 1965 to the producers of ''[[Take 30]]''—an afternoon variety show run by the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC)—Clarkson was hired by the [[Crown corporations of Canada|Crown corporation]] as a freelance book reviewer. This marked the start of her nearly 30-year career with the CBC, as, after less than a year in her initial position, Clarkson was promoted to co-host, thus becoming one of the first members of a [[visible minority]] to obtain a prominent position on Canadian television. She remained with ''Take 30'' for a decade, while also branching into print journalism by becoming a regular contributor to such publications as ''[[Maclean's]]'' and ''[[Chatelaine (magazine)|Chatelaine]]''. Similarly, Clarkson wrote and published her own romantic fiction novels: ''A Lover More Condoling'' in 1968, and ''Hunger Trace'' in 1970.<ref name=Star>{{Cite news| last=Walker| first=William| title=PM names Clarkson| newspaper=Toronto Star| date=September 9, 1999| url=http://www.fact.on.ca/newpaper/ts990909.htm| access-date=March 2, 2009}}</ref> Beyond these, her non-fiction book ''True to You in My Fashion: A Woman Talks to Men About Marriage''—a collection of interviews with men on the subject of divorce—was published in 1971, during which time her first marriage had hit a hard patch.

In 1974, Clarkson began her own public affairs television show ''Adrienne at Large'', though this was not particularly successful and lasted less than four months. The series did, however, allow her to travel extensively outside of Canada, as she recorded segments for the show in locations such as [[South Africa]] (where she interviewed [[Nadine Gordimer]] and [[Helen Suzman]]), and her native [[Hong Kong]]. With the cancellation of the show, the CBC created in 1975 the hard journalism programme ''[[The Fifth Estate (TV)|The Fifth Estate]]'' as a means for meeting [[Canadian content]] requirements. Clarkson was brought on to co-host with [[Warner Troyer]] for the first season, but, due to persistent problems between the two, Troyer left the series, leaving Clarkson to host with Peter Reilly and Eric Malling thereafter. She focused on [[investigative journalism]] and gained prominence after an in-depth study of the [[Wallace McCain|McCain family]]'s business practices led a Senator to publicly accuse her of being un-naturalised.<ref name=Janigan />

After winning several [[ACTRA Award]]s, Clarkson ended her job with ''The Fifth Estate'' in 1983 and was subsequently appointed by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]], [[John Black Aird]], on the [[Advice (constitutional)|advice]] of his [[Premier of Ontario|Premier]], [[Bill Davis|William Davis]], as the Agent General for [[Ontario]] in [[France]], acting in this role as a cultural liaison between the province and the country, as well as promoting Ontario in several other [[Europe]]an states. After five years at this post, she returned to private business, becoming president and publisher of [[McClelland and Stewart]], at a time when the publisher was in financial difficulty. Clarkson was not only unsuccessful at improving the company's fiscal problems, she was also highly unpopular with employees, and resigned herself after 18 months that saw several protest resignations; the [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] ''Adrienne Clarkson Books'' does, however, remain with McClelland and Stewart.

Clarkson opted to return to television, hosting through mid-1988 ''Adrienne Clarkson Summer Festival'', which became popular enough to be picked up and repackaged as ''[[Adrienne Clarkson Presents]]'', an arts show that was critically acclaimed, but which never received high ratings. After four years of hosting the show, Clarkson was appointed as an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] for her long media career, which included hosting more than 3,500 television programmes, as well as assisting charitable organisations, such as the [[Kidney Foundation of Canada]], Horizons of Canada, and [[International PEN]].<ref name=ClarksonOC>{{cite web |url=http://gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3005 |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20081207164718/http://gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3005 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |last=Office of the Governor General of Canada |title=Honours > Order of Canada > Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. |publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada |access-date=February 27, 2009 }}</ref> Further, as host and [[executive producer]] of ''Adrienne Clarkson Presents'', she received numerous [[Gemini Award]] nominations—winning in 1993 for best host in a light information, variety, or performing arts programme or series—and was the 1995 recipient of the [[Donald Brittain]] Award, a special honour given every year for the best social/political documentary programme. In the same year, she also won a [[Gémeaux Award]] (the French language equivalent of a Gemini) for ''Adrienne Clarkson Presents''. Her precise diction and sometimes haughty demeanour did sometimes become the occasional subject of satire, however; most famously in the CBC Radio series ''[[Double Exposure (comedy series)|Double Exposure]]'', where co-creator Linda Cullen mimicked Clarkson with the line: "I'm Adrienne Clarkson, and you're not" (derived from [[Chevy Chase]]'s early ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' refrain).

Throughout the 1990s—during which time she also wrote and produced films, such as ''The Lust In His Eye: Visions of James Wilson Morrice'' and ''Borduas and Me and Artemisia''<ref name=Star />—there was much speculation that Clarkson would soon be given a high level appointment by the [[Queen-in-Council]]. This was finally realized in 1995 when [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Jean Chrétien]] and then [[Minister of Canadian Heritage]] [[Michel Dupuy]] advised Governor General [[Roméo LeBlanc]] to appoint Clarkson as chair of the board of the [[Canadian Museum of Civilization]], and later, to the [[Canadian War Museum]] as well, all while she continued to host her show.<ref>{{cite press release| title=Dupuy names Clarkson as Chairperson of Museum of Civilization| publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada| date=November 7, 1995| url=http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.cfm?Action=Display&code=5NR150E| access-date=July 12, 2006| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828103138/http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.cfm?Action=Display&code=5NR150E| archive-date=August 28, 2004| url-status=dead}}</ref> It was during this time that the War Museum announced the decision to build the structure which now houses its collection, and which Clarkson opened as Governor General in May 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Alcock |first=Reg |author-link=Reg Alcock |date=April 14, 2005 |title=Excerpts From Statement by President of Treasury Board & Questions from MP's {{sic|nolink=y}} |periodical=Canadian Monarchist News |volume=Spring 2005 |issue=23 |page=7 |location=Toronto |publisher=Monarchist League of Canada |url=http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/2005/Spring_2005_CMN.pdf |access-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226172807/http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/2005/Spring_2005_CMN.pdf |archive-date=February 26, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>