That time As It Happens mediated a hostage negotiation on the radio
CBC Radio | Posted: September 7, 2018 4:50 PM | Last Updated: September 7, 2018
When Robert McLagan held 11 employees hostage at a Toronto bank on March 21, 1977, then-As It Happens host Barbara Frum and her producers were able to get McLagan, one of his hostages and a police officer on the line as the situation was unfolding live.
She even connected McLagan with the police negotiator who would go on to secure a peaceful surrender with no casualties.
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