He is the publisher of Jewish Free Press. Richard has worked as the Middle East Bureau Chief forCBC English and French Television News. Richard worked as the Senior Producer for CBC Television Current Affairs based in Toronto and was responsible for the nightly television information program, The Journal. Richard was the senior producer for CBC Radio Current Affairs programs such as Sunday Morning and As it Happens. Richard has a degree in Political Science from the University of California and a diploma in Journalism from Mount Royal College, Calgary. Richard was born in a refugee camp in Austria at end of World War Two. He Immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1948. Richard is married with two children.