CTV, CBC producer Ron Carlyle dies at 78

Ron Carlyle, who produced a variety of programs at CTV, CBC and Dome Productions, died on Tuesday at age 78. One of his last gigs at CTV was on the lifestyle and consumer program Live It Up, where he produced segments and was the program's on-air "watchdog" who never showed his face but did tests such as how many lights do you get with a bic lighter as opposed to a cricket lighter.

Funerals services will be held on Tuesday, February 7, at 11 a.m., at the R.S. Kane funeral chapel, 6250 Yonge Street, south of Finch. Visitations are Monday 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

Jim Reed dead at 75 from lung cancer

Long-time W5 host and reporter Jim Reed has died of lung cancer, his family said Saturday. Reed, 75, also worked for CBC and TVO. His major stories at W5 included an exclusive interview with Susan Nelles, the nurse wrongly accused of murder at Toronto's Sick Kids hospital, and an interview with Yasser Arafat. He often reported on veterans, journeying to France with one of them for the 40th anniversary of D-Day. He also did a number of entertaining stories, including one on a nudist colony in France. Photo by Peter Rehak