Dave McCormick

Big Daddy’ Dave McCormick was born on June 6, 1936. McCormick has been in the game since he was a teenage radio operator working after school and weekends at CHML in Hamilton in 1954-56. McCormick left the job when his father was transferred to the West Coast though he never lost his interest in radio. Following high school and a stint at University of B.C in 1956-57, which included working on the campus station, he became part of local radio history at CFUN. That led to a 10-year radio stint in Fresno, interrupted with a year in Seattle, before McCormick was lured back to Canada and sister stations CKNW/CFMI, where McCormick helped develop his ‘Discumentary’ idea during 1972-86 and where he created and hosted 1,000 award winning and world-wide syndicated with the documentary series. These hour-long shows focused on particular artists or themes using music, research material and selected portions of interviews. After 14 years at CKNW/CFMI, he followed that gig with 21 more years at JR Country and CKBD in Vancouver. He is among the most venerable personalities on Vancouver airwaves, a Disc Jockey’s ‘DJ’ whose passion for radio goes back to the exciting days of big band and the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll.