Max Ferguson (1924–2013)
Author of And Now Here's Max
About the Author
Max Ferguson was born in Durham, England on February 10, 1924. He received a B.A. in English and French from the University of Western Ontario. He is a Canadian radio personality and satirist. He is best known for his long-running programs Rawhide and The Max Ferguson Show. He won several awards show more including the Governor General's Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, the John Drainie Award and the Gordon Sinclair Award. He retired from broadcasting in 1998. He is also the author of And Now... Here's Max, which won the 1968 Stephen Leacock Award for humor, and The Unmuzzled Max. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Birthdate
- 1924-02-10
- Date of death
- 2013-03-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Durham, England, UK
- Place of death
- Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
- Places of residence
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Education
- University of Western Ontario
- Occupations
- Broadcaster
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humourist - Organizations
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Awards and honors
- Order of Canada
Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Governor General's Performing Arts Award
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And now here's Max by Max Ferguson
these are the memoirs of a CBC on-air personality, who was quite popular in the 1950 -60's. I think this book is of only historical interest at this later time.
There have been complaints about how today's boomerang kids are simply refusing to grow up. This whole book is about a bunch of grown Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio announcers who, over fifty years ago, refused or forgot to grow up. They behave disgracefully anyway and my heart goes out to their long-suffering wives. However, reading about it is a hoot and this is on my list of funniest books ever. To support this, And now...here's Max won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in Canada. If that doesn't convince you, try (just try) to read Max Ferguson's account of the campaign to sabotage a Maritime CBC radio programme named Harmony Harbour without snickering...… (more)
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lilyfathersjoy | 3 other reviews | Feb 21, 2010 |
lilyfathersjoy | 3 other reviews | Feb 21, 2010 | This book always makes me laugh. I remember rushing home from high school to listen to Max and Alan McFee and late night essays written to McFee's Eclectic Circus. A nostalgic remnant of a long gone time in Canadian broadcasting when the CBC was smaller and the characters who worked there were larger.
Granted, this is a reprinting of an old book written by a (now-dead) CBC broadcaster. But it can still crack me up. Winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal award for humour.
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