David Halton (born Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, 1940) is a Canadian reporter. Until his retirement in June 2005, he was the senior correspondent in Washington for CBC News.Halton was born in Beaconsfield, England in 1940. His father Matthew Halton, was a war correspondent for the CBC Radio during World War II and died when David was 16 years old on December 3, 1956. The senior Halton had a big influence in David's career choice. His sister Kathleen Tynan was the second wife and biographer of the English theatre critic Ken Tynan.David Halton joined CBC in 1965, and has spent time as a foreign affairs correspondent in:Paris correspondent 1965-1968Moscow correspondent 1968-1969LondonQuebecMiddle EastVietnam 1970sOttawa 1978-1991Washington, D.C. 1991-2005Before moving to Washington, Halton was the chief political correspondent in Ottawa for the CBC. He retired in June 2005, although he still acts as a special contributor on CBC, and is currently working on a book.Halton is fluent in French and Russian. He married his Russian wife, Zoya, while on assignment in Moscow.His son Daniel now works as a reporter for the CBC.
Retired from CBC News (as Senior Correspondent in Washington DC) [September 2006]
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He graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in modern history.
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He joined the CBC News in 1965, and served as correspondent in Paris, Moscow, London, and Ottawa. He hosted several news special programs, and filed documentary reports from Cuba, Haiti, Columbia, and Bolivia.
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