After 37 years in the industry, 33 of these years with CFRN Television and CTV News Edmonton, veteran anchor Daryl McIntyre announced his departure from co-anchoring the flagship newscast on CTV News at Six. His last day with CTV was Friday, September 13, 2019. His first day as co-anchor CHED’s morning show host was Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
McIntyre had been with CFRN and CTV Edmonton since October 1986. He began his broadcasting career in radio in the spring of 1983 at the CKO Radio Network. Soon after, he reported news for both TV and radio in Lloydminster when he was just 19.
In 1985, McIntyre moved to Prince George, B.C. to host the suppertime newscast. But, his sights were set on getting back to Edmonton, so a year and a half later, McIntyre was back in his hometown where he joined the CTV News team as weekend anchor and city hall reporter. In 1989 he moved to the 6 p.m. anchor desk joining Daphne Kuehn, Al McCann, and Eric Neville on the anchor desk. McIntyre was only 25 when he became Kuehn’s co-anchor.
Over the years, McIntyre anchored coverage of a number of historic events. Among them, the March 2005 shootings of four Mounties in Mayerthorpe; the May 2011 wildfire that devastated the town of Slave Lake; the 1987 tornado that caused significant damage to the city of Edmonton and claimed 27 lives; and the 2016 wildfires that devastated Fort McMurray.
Among McIntyre’s career highlights, according to a CTV release announcing his departure, was travelling to New York City in 2010 to be with a young boy named Maddox as he underwent life-changing surgery. Maddox had a large growth on his face that doctors here could not treat. Edmontonians raised more than $175,000 to send the boy to New York City to see a specialist, and McIntyre travelled with him to ensure Edmontonians could follow his progress.
It’s been a long and winding road to 630 CHED,” he told Edmonton Sun’s Cam Tait in a recent interview. A good 10 years ago, he filled in for then 630 CHED morning man Gord Whitehead. He enjoyed it. Had fun. And mentioned to former CHED program director Syd Smith, if there ever was an opportunity …
Smith retired from CHED recently. “It was before COVID and we went for lunch — that was pretty cool,” said McIntyre, who told Smith he was still interested in radio.
McIntyre started guest hosting, first the QR77 afternoon show in Calgary. Then, afternoons in Edmonton on CHED, followed with a few stints in the 9 a.m. to 12 noon slot.
Finally, the 5:30 to 9 a.m. shift.
It was good to feel things out and see where everyone was the most comfortable,” he said.
A graduate of NAIT’S Radio and Television Arts Program, McIntyre was named one of NAIT’s top 50 graduates of the past 50 years in 2012. In 2011, he helped lead the CTV Edmonton newsroom to the Radio Television Digital News Association Canada’s Bert Canning Award for Best Newscast in a large market for the station’s coverage of the Slave Lake Wildfire. McIntyre’s work also helped the station win awards for Spot News Coverage and Continuing Coverage of the devastating fire. In 2017, he was named “Best Local News Anchor” at the Canadian Screen Awards.
Now, 57, McIntyre will host the show by himself for one year while his co-host Chelsea Bird is on maternity leave.
McIntyre resurfaced as a guest host with Corus Entertainment stations’ CHED and 770 CHQR Calgary this past February. On May 7, he announced his new position as the co-anchor of CHED’s morning show. Shaye Ganam who had co-hosted the morning show with Chelsea Bird moved into the mid-morning time slot. McIntyre is now heard weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. MT, starting on May 5, two days before his new co-host Chelsea Bird departed for maternity leave.
Growing up in Vermilion, he listened to 630 CHED when the AM giant was rocking the tunes.
CHED was my radio station. They had guys like (morning man) Wes Montgomery, who was a rock star. They had great music, and they had concert giveaways. So I wanted to become a disc jockey.
As a 17-year-old, McIntyre headed west, to the big city — Edmonton — to learn the ropes at NAIT’s radio and television arts program.
A graduate of the program, McIntyre was named one of NAIT’s top 50 graduates of the past 50 years in 2012. In 2011, he helped lead the CTV Edmonton newsroom to the Radio Television Digital News Association Canada’s Bert Canning Award for Best Newscast in a large market for the station’s coverage of the Slave Lake Wildfire. McIntyre’s work also helped the station win awards for Spot News Coverage and Continuing Coverage of the devastating fire. In 2017, he was named “Best Local News Anchor” at the Canadian Screen Awards.
McIntyre will continue to be joined by sports anchor Morley Scott and news anchor Randy Kilburn.
