MARKHAM, ON – Canadian radio industry veteran Chuck McCoy will receive the 2016 Hall of Fame Award from the Ontario Association of Broadcasters at the organization’s fall conference in November.
A Board nominated honour, the OAB Hall of Fame is presented to individuals who have spent most of their careers working for private broadcasters and demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of broadcast excellence.
With 51 years in the Canadian broadcasting industry, McCoy began his professional career on-air in 1965. His on-air hosting included stops at four stations, culminating with five years at the iconic 1050 CHUM. Over the span of his career, he crossed Canada to work as an on-air personality, program director, broadcast consultant, and has also held various executive positions, including most recently EVP of Rogers’ Toronto radio cluster. McCoy currently operates his own consulting company, Chuck McCoy International Media Services.
In addition to his career achievements, McCoy put his many talents to work contributing on industry boards. He was a founding director and board member of FACTOR, chairman of the board for Radio Starmaker Fund, a member of the CAB, CRTC Review of Radio Committees in '85 & '97, and served on the Numeris' board of directors. He was also inducted into the Canadian Music and Broadcasting Industry Hall of Fame, receiving the Allan Waters Broadcast Lifetime Acheivement Award in 2008.
McCoy will be presented with the 2016 Hall of Fame Award at the Ontario Association of Broadcasters' Connection 2016 Conference and Gala Awards Dinner on November 10 at the Toronto Airport Marriott Hotel in Toronto.
