▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁leadership ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁c au cus . ▁N ixon ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁party ▁leader ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Media ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁an ▁A CT RA ▁Award ▁for ▁" integr ity ▁and ▁out sp oken ess ▁in ▁broadcast ing ." ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁un success ful ▁political ▁career , ▁Temple ton ▁tried ▁his ▁hand ▁as ▁an ▁advert ising ▁executive ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁journal ism ▁first ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁Mac lean ' s ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁News ▁and ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁for ▁C TV . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁C TV ▁News , ▁Temple ton ▁ment ored ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁of ▁news ▁execut ives ▁who ▁led ▁local ▁network ▁affili ates ▁to ▁ratings ▁domin ance , ▁such ▁as ▁Ted ▁St ue bing ▁and ▁Wayne ▁Day ton . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁comment ator ▁ ▁Temple ton ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Pierre ▁Bert on ▁co - host ing ▁a ▁daily ▁radio ▁show ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁two ▁would ▁debate ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁Dialog ue ▁would ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁starting ▁on ▁C FR B ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁then ▁moving ▁to ▁C KEY ▁( now ▁CH K T ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁where ▁Temple ton ▁was ▁also ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁morning ▁new sc aster . ▁ ▁Author ▁ ▁Temple ton ' s ▁first ▁novel , ▁a ▁thr iller