Max Keeping's legacy as broadcaster, philanthropist remembered on social media

The death of longtime Ottawa broadcaster and noted philanthropist Max Keeping has led to an outpouring of tweets from people remembering both hisjournalistic integrity and his passion for charitable causes.

Keeping, 73, died after a long battle with cancer.

He spent 38 years anchoring CTV Ottawa's 6 o'clock newscast before retiring in 2010, and when he wasn't behind the newsdeskKeeping was a tireless fundraiser for causes and organizationslike the Canadian Cancer Relay for Life and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

• Max Keeping, former Ottawa news anchor, dead at 73

After his death was announced Thursday afternoon, people flocked to Twitter to remember the legendary Ottawa news anchor: