The Pope of CBC

Senior personnel say manager of special events and elections David Knapp is one of their key journalists. Yet, as he celebrates his fortieth year at the Corp, he's virtually unknown outside public broadcaster circles

Two colour photographs hang on the wall of a nondescript office on the fifth floor of CBC headquarters in downtown Toronto. Each picture features the same subjects – David Knapp shaking hands with Pope John Paul II – captured at specific moments in time, eighteen years apart. As CBC manager of special events and elections, […]