Jim Williamson

Jim Williamson

Deirdre Kelly of the Globe and Mail, and CBC Executive Producer Jim Williamson.

Jim Williamson-- The CBC's Canadian History Project, Confederation episode.

Jim and his assistant Ron, gave a behind the scenes look at the creation of this new series and how history was researched.He used a video presentation to illustrate the talk.

Senior watchkeeper and publicity officer at Felixstowe, Jim Williamson, said the station were delighted with the award as it works closely with with HM Coastguard in helping to provide information and co-ordinate rescues along the resort's holiday beaches.He said " We are a volunteer organisation but our volunteers have to meet the training criteria and comply with all the regulations, as does our equipment and procedures".

JIM WILLIAMSON - The Great Enterprise (Episode 8) and From Sea to Sea (Episode 9)Jim Williamson was born in Santiago and raised in Berlin, Cuba and Ankara, Turkey before becoming a senior producer at The National Magazine.There, he produced numerous political documentaries, including 72 Hours to Spend $5 Billion, which explored how ordinary Canadians would spend the first Liberal surplus, and 72 Hours to Remake Canada, on the collapse of the Charlottetown Accord.Williamson's At the Lodge, in which a group of ordinary Canadians debate the Meech Lake accord, won a Gemini for Best Documentary in 1990.

JIM WILLIAMSONSenior Producer
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Jim Williamson joined the Documentary Department from CBC TV's investigative stream, where he served as Senior Producer of the fifth estate and then Executive Producer of CBC News: Disclosure.Before that, he directed two episodes of CBC's groundbreaking documentary series Canada: A People's History.In the 1990s, Williamson held numerous positions at The National and the Journal including Senior Producer, Senior Editor of Arts, and Senior Editor of the Real Time Documentary Unit.He traveled with the Journal to Moscow as the Soviet Union was collapsing, and was one of the first journalists to enter Kuwait during the Gulf War.He also oversaw an innovative and controversial series on native issues called Legacy: Land, Power and the First Nations.Williamson is the recipient of two Gemini Awards: for Best Documentary Program in 1990, and the 2002 Gemini for Best News Information Series.Williamson was born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Germany, the U.S.A., Turkey and Canada

Jim Williamson Technical Database Officer

JIM WILLIAMSON

CBC - The Canadian History Project

Our speakers tonight were Jim Williamson, Director and Ron Krant, Researcher for the CBC's ambitious new series on Canadian History
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Jim has the Confederation era 1860 - 1880.
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Jim began the evening with the showing of a low resolution version of the promotional video used to sell the project to CBC management.The video adds excitement to our notion of early Canadian history (so much of our story is drowned out by the flood of commercial materials emanating from Hollywood and New York).

You can be part of the project too!Jim and Ron are seeking out family and small archive sources for original information since the series is a people's history based on written records and vintage images.
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Jim and Ron need images of all people and especially pictures of people at work and home.If you can help, contact Jim at jim williamson@cbc.ca.

Jim showed 10 of the thousands of still images used in the project to date and discussed why these new and fresh images are important (besides the fact they are new and fresh ... :-)
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Jim noted that 1861 was a pivotal year in Canada's history.

James Williamson

c) Jim Williamson
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Student-Alumni Roundtable with Jim Williamson
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Jim Williamson joined the Documentary Department from CBC TV's investigative stream, where he served as Senior Producer of the fifth estate and then Executive Producer of CBC News: Disclosure.Before that, he directed two episodes of CBC's groundbreaking documentary series Canada: A People's History.Williamson is the recipient of two Gemini Awards: for Best Documentary Program in 1990, and the 2002 Gemini for Best News Information Series.He graduated University of Toronto with a degree in Canadian Studies.