I’m not normal. Not that you asked, but if there was a spectrum when I was young, I’m sure I was on it. It’s been an asset in my life. Mostly. I’ve been in love with radio and comedy since childhood. I started reading at 2, not War and Peace, but I was reading.

At 7 I was putting on plays in the basement, not Mamet, but plays. At the age of 14 I was already calling into the local talk radio station (CFRB) to express myself.

By 20 I was working in the top creative department in Canadian radio. That same year, I became Canada’s first comedy reporter – doing regular radio reports (CFNY) on Toronto’s growing comedy scene as well as Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival.

I took a break from The Six and hit Route 66 all the way to the 213, Los Angeles. There, I became the first ever Canadian hired for Universal Studios’ exclusive studio guide program, competing for attention with a mechanical shark and a 30-foot-tall animatronic gorilla. Meanwhile I was literally ‘phoning it in’, now as a showbiz reporter doing reports on 102.1 The Edge.

When I returned to Toronto radio, I broadened my portfolio to include not only comedy, but television and film, including the Toronto Film Festival. I got myself a “hotshot” agent and began acting in television, film, voiceover and commercials. Mostly commercials. I haven’t stopped, and I won’t, despite repeated requests.

For two years I wrote all the creative imaging and on-air promotions for Toronto’s preeminent rock radio station, Q107. At the time the station was home to the Howard Stern Show. While I was at Q, I was once sent out to ambush Richard Simmons at a book signing for the Howard Stern TV show on CBS. (Where is Richard Simmons, anyway?)

I finally took the host’s chair on my favourite radio station 102.1 The Edge, where I became a popular, if somewhat controversial, personality.

I jumped at an amazing opportunity to join a brand-new radio station, starting from scratch on a brand-new frequency – in Calgary, Alberta. I brought my affection for comedy to four hours of afternoon drivetime, dominating the ratings in a very competitive market. For the fifth hour, I hosted, produced, programmed, booked, researched and mixed a daily one-hour music magazine show. It featured a ton of interviews with and performances from popular international and local artists.

My main passions are radio and podcast. I’m also an accomplished comedy writer, and television, film and voice actor.

I think success in any art form – including radio and podcast – is the ability to elicit an emotional response. Anger, laughter, tears. Mostly laughter.