Stuart McLean
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Stuart McLean OC |
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McLean on stage at the Centennial Concert Hall in 2008
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Andrew Stuart McLean April 19, 1948 Montreal West, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | February 15, 2017 (aged 68) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Melanoma |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Sir George Williams University |
| Occupation | Radio broadcaster, writer |
| Years active | 1974–2017 |
| Employer | CBC Radio |
| Notable work | The Vinyl Cafe |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Read (1982–2002) |
Andrew Stuart McLean, OC (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program The Vinyl Cafe. Often described as a "story-telling comic" although his stories addressed both humorous and serious themes, he was known for fiction and non-fiction work which celebrated the decency and dignity of ordinary people, through stories which often highlighted the ability of their subjects, whether real or fictional, to persevere with grace and humour through embarrassing or challenging situations.
McLean was born in Montreal to Australian immigrant parents Andrew Thompson McLean and Margaret Patricia Godkin. He was educated at Lower Canada College in Montreal, and he graduated from Sir George Williams University with a B.A. degree in 1971. Following his graduation, he worked in student services for Dawson College, and as campaign manager for Nick Auf der Maur in his first Montreal City Council election.
McLean first joined CBC Radio as a researcher for Cross Country Checkup in 1974, later becoming a documentarian for the radio program Sunday Morning. He won an ACTRA Award in 1979 for "Operation White Knight", his Sunday Morning documentary about the Jonestown Massacre. From 1981 until 1984 he was the show's executive producer.
During the 1980s and 1990s he was a frequent contributor to and sometime guest host of Morningside, for which he often produced human interest documentaries and audio essays about everyday people and places; he would later characterize his Morningside work as celebrating "the importance of being unimportant", and as ultimately helping him find his own voice as a writer.
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