Dalhousie alum Peter A. Herrndorf (LLB’65, LLD’00) was recently awarded Ottawa’s most prestigious award, the Key to the City.

Ottawa – May 17, 2018, Mayor Jim Watson presented the Key to the City to National Arts Centre (NAC) President and CEO Peter A. Herrndorf at a ceremony at City Hall.

Mr. Herrndorf was recognized for his outstanding achievement and leadership in broadcast journalism and the performing arts, and for shaping a vibrant cultural landscape in Ottawa and throughout Canada.

Since 1999, Mr. Herrndorf has served as President and CEO of the National Arts Centre. During this time, he has increased and diversified the financial capacity of the Centre and oversaw its dramatic redesign in 2017.

Mr. Herrndorf has dedicated his life to Canada’s Arts community. He started his career as an editor and reporter at CBC in Winnipeg, working his way up to Vice President and General Manager of CBC’s English-language Radio and TV networks. In addition to this, Mr. Herrndorf has also served as Publisher of Toronto Life, and Chairman and CEO of TV Ontario. He has sat on numerous boards and committees of arts organizations, and was the Founding President of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation.

Mr. Herrndorf was born in Amsterdam and raised in Winnipeg. A keen sportsman, he plays tennis, golf and bicycles. He and his wife Eva Czigler have a daughter, Katherine, and a son, Matthew.

“Mr. Herrndorf has done a tremendous job making the National Arts Centre reflective of the city and country it represents. The City’s Arts community is stronger and more vibrant thanks to his leadership. We thank Mr. Herrndorf for his many years of service to our community,”

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson

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