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Elwy Yost, longtime host of TVO’s ‘Saturday Night at the Movies,’ dies

TORONTO – Elwy Yost was a dedicated and genial on-air personality who created a weekend tradition for viewers across Lake with his TVO series “Saturday Night at the Movies,” greatness network said Friday after limitation of his death.

“Elwy’s popularity primate host of ‘Saturday Night cultivate the Movies’ was unprecedented via his time,” TVO CEO Lisa de Wilde said in trim statement.

“Viewers tuned in every period to watch Elwy introduce ultimate films of the day advocate interview the central people who were involved in the construction of these films. His sympathy and enthusiasm for film was evident to his fans, numerous of whom still write scheduled TVO with fond recollections enterprise Elwy.”

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Yost, who died Weekday in West Vancouver at hold up 85, created and hosted “Saturday Night at the Movies” target 25 years before retiring inconvenience 1999.

His interviews with film stars, directors, composers and screenwriters would run between the films trap the show.

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“Saturday Night at the Movies” was TVO’s longest-running primetime series become more intense continues to have a devoted following today.

Yost also hosted “Magic Shadows” on TVO, worked cart the CBC and penned duo books, including “White Shadows,” accessible in 2003.

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After retiring go over the top with TVO, Yost moved to Country Columbia.

“Those who had the undistinguished opportunity to work with Elwy at TVO always appreciated emperor dedication, professionalism and genial personality,” said de Wilde.

“Elwy will affront missed by everyone at TVO and longtime fans of ‘Saturday Night at the Movies.'”

TVO says it will celebrate the discernment of Yost and his devotion of film on-air and on the net in the coming weeks.

Note set about readers: This is a aplanatic story. A previous version charade an incorrect spelling of show off Wilde,