Born in Colville, Washington, McCord moved to Spokane in the 1930s, where he began his broadcasting career.
During World War II, he served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces, stationed in Riverside, California, and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
For several years starting in the 1940s, he was based out of WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio, and announced on a few programs that aired on NBC, including The Circle Arrow Show.
His radio announcing credits for the network included Easy Money, Monitor, and a 1956 episode of X Minus One.
On television, McCord was one of several announcers, including Don Pardo, Bill Wendell, Roger Tuttle, Vic Roby and Wayne Howell, whose voice was heard on several NBC game shows.