George Boyd, Canada’s first Black TV news anchor, featured prominently in Cities, a magazine I published in the late 1980s.
Journalist Tim Carlson, who would himself go on to become a successful award-winning playwright, profiled George at the time Neptune Theatre produced the world premiere of his first produced play, Shine Boy.
George himself wrote “Miles to go Before I Sleep: A Playwright’s Notes,” a reflection on the process of getting it produced.
He later authored a powerful article called “Shooting Gallery” about the murder of Donnie Downey and the arrival of crack cocaine in Halifax.
RIP, George Boyd.
STEPHEN KIMBER, a Professor of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax and co-founder of its MFA in Creative Nonfiction Program, is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster. He is the author of two novels and eight non-fiction books. Buy his books 
