Pip Wedge, U.K. and Canadian TV Pioneer, Dies at 97

Pip Wedge, U.K. and Canadian TV Pioneer, Dies at 97

Pip Wedge, a broadcast pioneer who helped shape the British and Canadian private TV businesses when first getting off the ground, has died. He was 97.

CAB Hall of Famer Pip Wedge has passed away at age 98

Phillip “Pip” Wedge, former Vice-President of Programming at CTV and a pioneer inductee of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) Hall of Fame has passed away at the age of 98. Wedge died unexpectedly on April 15. Born in London, England, Wedge started his career in the music business, serving as Publicity Manager for Philips Records and as Assistant Editor of the New Musical Express (NME), among other roles. He joined Associated-Rediffu…