{{Short description|Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary unit 2000-2015}} {{refimprove|date=September 2015}} The '''CBC Documentary Unit''' was a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 2000 until 2015. The unit focused on documentary production, and was headed by executive producer Mark Starowicz.
Notable productions by the unit include:
*''Canada: A People's History'' *''The Canadian Experience'' *''The Greatest Canadian'' *''Hockey: A People's History'' *''8th Fire''
In June 2014, CBC announced it would close the in-house Documentary Unit, with the last production scheduled for broadcast in the spring of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBC to cut back supper-hour news, in-house productions|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cbc-to-cut-back-supper-hour-news-in-house-productions-1.2688409/}}</ref> The decision sparked backlash from several prominent CBC journalists and other Canadian television and radio personalities.<ref>{{cite web|title=CBC facing backlash from some of its biggest personalities over documentary cuts|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/cbc-personalities-sign-petition-opposing-planned-cuts-to-documentaries}}</ref> In July 2015, executive producer Mark Starowicz announced his departure after overseeing documentary production since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Long-time executive Mark Starowicz leaving CBC|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/long-time-executive-mark-starowicz-leaving-cbc/article25770746/}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cbc Documentary Unit}} Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Category:Documentary film organizations *
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