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David Grierson

David Grierson (February 19, 1955 - November 20, 2004) was a Vancouver Island radio host for CBC Radio.

He was born in Toronto in 1955 and graduated from the broadcasting program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

In his literary life, Grierson wrote The Expo Celebration, the best-selling retrospective book featuring the work of more than 50 of Canada's top photographers. A passion for jazz music saw him create and write a weekly column called The Jazz Life for the Georgia Straight , and his features have appeared in publications including downbeat , Swing Journal , Canadian Musician and Western Living .

Grierson was a weekly columnist and co-host of Sunday Arts/Entertainment, as well as a contributor to Good Rockin' Tonight and The Journal on CBC television. His series The Performers ran on CTV and Turner Network Television.

Grierson created and was the host and producer of North by Northwest , CBC Radio One's weekend morning show about creative people and what they create. In December of 2000, he left 'NXNW to take up the reins of On The Island , making the successful transition from hosting performance to current affairs programming. David has also contributed his talents to Westcoast Performance , Richardson's Roundup, The Arts Report , Stereo Morning , Morningside, Gabereau , Sunday Morning , Prime Time, Arts National , Sunday Matinee , Vanishing Point , DiscDrive , and he was the voice of the National Research Council Time Signal.

A frequent juror for competitions in all fields of creative endeavour, Grierson was a charter member of the Writers Guild of Canada , one of the founding members of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and sat on the board of directors of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival .

He died of an apparent heart attack on November 20, 2004. He was survived by his two sons Patrick (15) and Graeme (10), their mother Sheri, and his partner Kathryn Mulders .

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