[1] He was born in Toronto in 1955[1] and graduated from the broadcasting program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology,[1] as well as training as a classical clarinetist.
[2] 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.
[3] Grierson wrote The Expo Celebration, a retrospective book featuring the work of more than 50 of Canada's top photographers.
[1] A passion for jazz music saw him create and write a weekly column called "The Jazz Life" for the Georgia Straight,[6] and his feature writing on music appeared in publications including Down Beat, Swing Journal, Canadian Musician and Western Living.
[8] A frequent juror for creative competitions, Grierson was a charter member of the Writers Guild of Canada, one of the founding members of the British Columbia chapter of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and sat on the board of directors of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.