[3] In 2012, he received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work with the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness.
[4] In May 2022, Derringer was suspended from Q107 pending an investigation after several former employees of the station, including Jennifer Valentyne, had accused him of misconduct and gender discrimination.
[citation needed] While attending St. Michael's College School, Derringer started as an operator in 1979 at CFTR (AM) in Toronto.
In 2004, Derringer launched an all-day fundraising drive to benefit the family of Louise Russo, a 45-year-old mother-of-three who was hit by a stray bullet while ordering a sandwich at a Toronto restaurant on April 21, 2003.
[10] On the May 29, 2003 episode of Tool of the Day, Derringer criticized the judge's ruling in a child pornography case involving a 20-year-old man.
"[11] Derringer issued an on-air apology and, following the CBSC's ruling, the station was required to broadcast a series of announcements regarding the contentious statements.
In it, he dismissed recent media reports about the Hell's Angels as "filled with innuendo, lies, half-truths and complete fabrications.
"[12] On May 22, 2022, former Q107 radio host Jennifer Valentyne posted a video on Instagram describing years of verbal abuse and gender discrimination by an unnamed co-worker.
[13][14] On August 9, 2022, Corus Entertainment released a statement confirming Q107 Toronto and Derringer had parted ways, effective immediately.