Education
McLean was educated in the United Kingdom and joined the Royal Air Force during World World War World War II
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George McLean
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Career
Born in Brandon, Manitoba, his family moved to Manchester, England in 1929. He transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1944 and returned to Canada following the end of the war. Radio In 1946 he joined CJRL radio in Kenora, Ontario and in 1952 became news editor at CKRC in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1953 he became chief announcer at CKOK in Penticton, British Columbia.
In 1956 he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Company in Vancouver as a staff announcer for Canadian Broadcasting Company. He continued to do occasional voice-over work after his retirement and golf in his spare time, moved to Lagoon City in Ramara, Ontario and died in a Toronto hospital in March 2016.
