A broadcast legend has died.

After a long battle with cancer, former ATV and 92/CJCH radio host Dave Wright died Thursday (02/12/11), at the age of 82.

1956 was the year Dave joined the CBC and then went on to work at various stations, including 1050 CHUM.

He hosted the popular, call in show, The Hotline on CJCH, did the noon news…….but then he moved over to ATV in 1976, where he started the 30 minutes news and public affairs program, “Dave Wrights Notebook”, leading into the 6:00 ATV Evening News.

In 1982, Dave Weight brought a first to television, where he didn’t sit behind a news desk …..he walked around the newsroom, talking to reporters on stories. That program became what it is to this date….Live At Five, which he hosted for four years.

As current news anchor, Steve Murphy was quoted in a recent article…..” His style was unique, his programming choices were unique, and they were way ahead of their time.”

He went live from many areas of the globe, reporting on major news stories, including the marriage of Princess Diane and Prince Charles, the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and many more! That in itself was ahead of its time, before other stations started jumping on board.

Dave left for Boston to anchor the CBS affiliate evening newscasts, but later returned to ATV. He suffered a heart attack in 1987, which required a quadruple bypass. He wanted his procedure to be recorded as documentary, which earned him an Emmy Award nomination.

There are many more stories that can be told of Dave Wright……he has done to broadcasting at the time, that couldn’t even been imagine…..but his idea has caught on to many media outlets.

We raised the Golden Mike to a true friend of the airwaves…….”And so it’s Been Recorded”…..Rest In Peace Dave