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David Grierson (February 19, 1955 – November 20, 2004) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, best known as a host of national and local programming for CBC Radio.〔"DAVID GRIERSON, BROADCASTER 1955-2004: Classically trained clarinetist was the affable and unflappable host of a popular and whimsical Vancouver Island radio show". ''The Globe and Mail'', December 7, 20014.〕 He was born in Toronto in 1955〔 and graduated from the broadcasting program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology,〔 as well as training as a classical clarinetist.〔 ==Broadcasting== Grierson began working in broadcasting as a radio producer and programming director for commercial radio stations in Vancouver,〔 including CHQM-FM and CJAZ-FM.〔"Alive, well and thriving in Lotus Land". ''The Globe and Mail'', August 27, 1983.〕 Grierson was a weekly columnist and co-host of ''Sunday Arts/Entertainment'', as well as a contributor to ''Good Rockin' Tonite'' and ''The Journal'' on CBC Television.〔"Popular CBC radio host dies suddenly". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', November 22, 2004.〕 His series ''The Performers'' ran on CTV and Turner Network Television. In the late 1980s, Grierson hosted ''The Arts Report'', CBC Stereo's national morning arts newscast.〔 In 1991, he succeeded Bob Oxley as host of ''Stereo Morning'', the network's main morning program,〔"Grierson to be host". ''The Globe and Mail'', May 8, 1991.〕 until leaving in 1992 to take a position with network station CBU in Vancouver.〔"Grierson leaving Stereo Morning". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 16, 1992.〕 He worked as a staff announcer for the station until 1997, when he became the host and producer of ''North by Northwest'', the station's weekend morning show.〔 In December 2000, he left ''NXNW'' to take over from Lisa Cordasco as host of CBCV-FM's ''On the Island'', the network's morning show for Vancouver Island.〔"Grierson voted On the Island". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', December 9, 2000.〕 He hosted ''On the Island'' until his death in 2004.〔 Grierson was also a contributor to other network programming including ''Westcoast Performance'', ''Richardson's Roundup'', ''Morningside'', ''Gabereau'', ''Sunday Morning'', ''Prime Time'', ''Arts National'', ''Sunday Matinee'', ''Vanishing Point'' and ''DiscDrive''.〔 He was also the voice of the ''National Research Council Time Signal''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Grierson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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