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.
Television In 1956 he joined the
CBC in
Vancouver as a staff announcer for
CBC Television. In 1965 McLean was transferred to
Toronto and became a regular backup for hosting national newscasts including
The National, a role which he performed until 1986 when he retired from the CBC. McLean was also the regular host of
Saturday Report, the Saturday evening national newscast. He was the announcer on the long-running series
Front Page Challenge. ==Post retirement and death==