Colin Vaughan, a prominent political broadcaster for Citytv, died at home January 1 of an apparent heart attack. He was 68.
Vaughan, who had spearheaded political coverage for the station since 1977, covered all federal, provincial and municipal elections and every major political convention over the past 18 years.
The veteran TV reporter had covered the visits of such world leaders as U.S. presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, French president Francois Mitterand and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
He wrote widely on politics and urban affairs, including a column on politics for Toronto Life magazine and one on architecture and urban planning for the Globe and Mail.
Prior to joining Citytv, Vaughan was a member of Toronto city council and Metro council. During two terms as city alderman between 1972 and 1976, he was a member of both the provincial and municipal task forces on housing. His work led to the setting up of the city’s non-profit housing corporation.
Covering city politics hadn’t always made Vaughan popular with his former colleagues on council, and his son Adam Vaughan, a city hall reporter for CBC Television, followed in his dad’s footsteps.
Before becoming actively involved in politics, the elder Vaughan was a partner of the Toronto architectural firm of Robbie, Vaughan and Williams which was responsible for such projects as the Canadian Pavilion at Expo `67.
Vaughan leaves behind six children and three grandchildren.
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