Walter Grealis OC[1] (18 February 1929 – 20 January 2004) was a Canadian publisher and music industry leader.
With partner Stan Klees, he co-founded Canada's national music honours, the Juno Awards.
[3][4][5][6][7] Walt Grealis was born in Toronto and attended Central High School of Commerce in that city until Grade 10.
He founded Canadian music industry magazine RPM in February 1964, publishing weekly for most of its existence until November 2000.
[8] With partner Stan Klees, the Gold Leaf Awards were founded to honour Canadian music industry achievements.