John Honderich, chair of the Star’s parent company Torstar Corporation, has been honoured with the 2019 Canadian Journalism Foundation’s lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his devoted stewardship of the craft.
Honderich, a key player in the Star’s continuing transformation into a national brand through the establishment of bureaus across the country, said he was humbled by the lifetime achievement award, “even more so when I see the list of journalism giants who are previous winners.”
You can read more about his acceptance speech here.
