Claude Beauchamp

Claude Frank Beauchamp (January 6, 1939-May 7, 2018) was a American-Canadian journalist. He is most famously remembered as one of the famous people who worked at Central News and Current Affairs, the news department of the Central Television Network. He worked there from 1967 until his death in 2018. He is famously known also by his nickname as the "Edward R. Murrow of Canada". He also covered many events that shook the world, such as the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ninoy Aquino, the People Power Revolution, deaths of famous stars and politicians such as John Lennon, Ronald Reagan, and many other events (see section in "Journalism Career"). He also helped make the network go worldwide.

Early Life & Education
Beauchamp was born Claude Frank Beauchamp at Grandes-Piles nearby the Quebec city of Shawinigan, on January 6, 1939. The nearby city is where future prime minister was born. Beauchamp was the son of Quebec native Jean-Luc Beauchamp and El Paso, Texas native Ethel (née Castro) Beauchamp. His family was a rich one.

Because of him coming from a rich family, he wasn't able to attend one of the "college classique" schools in Quebec at that time, and went to the finest schools in Canada. When he graduated high school (in 1956), he said farewell to his hometown and went to New Haven, Connecticut to attend Yale University. He chose journalism as his course there. He graduated cum laude (with honors) in 1960. Unfortunately, after he returned to his hometown, his father died of a stroke. When he saw his father's grave, he famously said the words, "Father, I am done now in my schooling."