David Halton (born Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, 1940) is a Canadian reporter. Until his retirement in June 2005, he was the senior correspondent in Washington for CBC News. Biography Halton was born in Beaconsfield, England in 1940. His father Matthew Halton, was a war correspondent for the CBC Radio during World War II and died when David was 16 years old on December 3, 1956. The senior Halton had a big influence in David's career choice. His sister Kathleen Tynan was the second wife and biographer of the English theatre critic Ken Tynan. David Halton joined CBC in 1965, and has spent time as a foreign affairs correspondent in: Paris correspondent 1965-1968 Moscow correspondent 1968-1969 London Quebec Middle East Vietnam 1970s Ottawa 1978-1991 Washington, D.C. 1991-2005 Before moving to Washington, Halton was the chief political correspondent in Ottawa for the CBC. He retired in June 2005, although he still acts as a special contributor on CBC, and is currently working on a book. Halton is fluent in French and Russian. He married his Russian wife, Zoya, while on assignment in Moscow. His son Daniel used to work as a reporter for the CBC. External links Halton's CBC biography A reporter's odyssey: CBC Profile on Halton's retirement CBC Digital Archives - Reports from Abroad: Matthew Halton English emigrants to Canada Canadian Anglicans Canadian television reporters and correspondents CBC Television people People from Beaconsfield Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni 1940 births Living people Canadian Screen Award winning journalists