[1] Originally from Rouleau, Saskatchewan, he began his broadcasting career on Regina radio station CJRM before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
[2] Following the war he returned to the station as morning host and program director; at this time he also began acting in community theatre productions, winning the award for Best Actor at the Saskatchewan Regional Drama Festival five times and at the Dominion Drama Festival twice.
[3] During this era he married Marilyn Whittet, an actress and dancer he met in a production of Junior Miss.
[1] He also appeared as an actor in CBC Television anthology series such as General Motors Theatre, Encounter, Folio, First Performance and On Camera, and a panelist on Live a Borrowed Life.
[5] Toward the end of his career he returned to radio, recording news commentaries for Toronto's CFRB.