Denis Martin Harvey (August 15, 1929 – December 7, 2003) was a Canadian journalist and television executive who served as executive editor of The Hamilton Spectator and Montreal Gazette, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Star, and vice-president in charge of English-language television at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
[2] In 1954 he found Donald Ritchie, who was wanted in connection with the attempted murder of United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther, in a Windsor, Ontario diner.
[1][2] In 1973, Harvey joined CBC as assistant general manager and chief television news editor.
[4] In this position, Harvey oversaw the launch of CBC Newsworld and increased the amount of Canadian programing on the network from 80% to 91%.
[8][9] Harvey also guided the network through budget cuts which resulted in downsizing and the elimination of local programming at eleven stations.
[7] He retired in August 1991 and assumed the newly created position of special adviser to the network president.