Arthur Black (humorist)
Arthur Black | |
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| Born | Arthur Raymond Black 30 August 1943 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 21 February 2018 (aged 74) Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | humourist, writer, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1972–2018 |
| Employer | CBC Radio |
| Known for | Basic Black |
| Notable work | Black in the Saddle Again (1996), Black Tie and Tales (1999), Pitch Black (2006) |
| Spouse | Lynne Raymond |
| Awards | Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour |
Arthur Raymond Black (30 August 1943 – 21 February 2018) was a Canadian humourist and radio personality best known as the longtime host, from 1983 to 2002, of Basic Black on CBC Radio One which had a weekly audience of more than 600,000 listeners. He also wrote a series of 19 humorous books and for 40 years wrote a weekly humour column which began in 1976 in a local Thunder Bay newspaper called Lakehead Living and at its peak was syndicated to more than 50 newspapers in Canada and internationally.