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Stan Carew

Stan Carew

Born: 1950-08-07 • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Stan Carew (August 7, 1950 – July 6, 2015) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, musician and actor, best known as a host of the national CBC Radio programs Prime Time and The Entertainers in the 1980s.

Carew began his radio career in 1968 with CHNS-FM in Halifax before joining the CBC. He joined CBD-FM in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1979, then spent seven years with CBL in Toronto, Ontario, where he worked on local shows Metro Morning, Radio Noon and the Afternoon Show. He was frequently heard on national newscasts such as The World at Six and World Report.

After leaving the CBC's national radio service, he remained associated with network station CBHA-FM as host of Weekend Mornings, the CBC's regional morning program for the Maritime Provinces, from 1997 until his death in 2015.

As a musician, Carew released several solo albums and fronted The Magpies, a regional touring band.

As an actor, he had supporting and guest roles primarily in television films.

Carew died in July 2015 at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He had been experiencing "serious health problems" over the last years of his life.

Filmography
Uncle Bob's Hospital Visit poster
Uncle Bob's Hospital Visit
2007 • Narration
She's Too Young poster
She's Too Young
2004 • Principal Jessup
Finding John Christmas poster
Finding John Christmas
2003 • Window Washer
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart poster
Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart
2003 • Sam Waksal
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story poster
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
2003 • New York Times Editor
Trudeau poster
Trudeau
2002
Task Force: Caviar poster
Task Force: Caviar
2000 • Hotel Manager