Dan Duran
Actor, broadcaster & voiceover
By Jay Cooper Contributor, Graphic Designer, & Musican
ATOTK: Good Early Winter Eve, Dan. It came a little early I think. DD: It is. We’re ahead of the curve on this one, but when it does warm up to 5 degrees it will help us acclimatize and think it’s warm out. (he laughs) ATOTK: So what should I refer to you as? DD: Weather Analyst was my title at CHEX. ATOTK: You have a home here. How did your connection to the Kawarthas come about? DD: When I ended up in Toronto and was on the Humble and Fred Show, Fred always talked about going to the area since he grew up going to Love Sick Lake. That started 30 years of coming to the area and finding a home here. We are blessed to have so many lakes and nature. The whole area is just awesome. ATOTK: Where did you grow up? DD: I was born in North Vancouver and that was before I remember anything. The strange part is I remember nothing before the age of six. I would see all these slides my father took and I don’t remember any of it. (he laughs) The next place I do remember, and I’ve lived in a lot of places, was Didsbury Alberta and at twelve ended up in Edmonton. That’s where my interest in broadcast and radio happened. It was within the walls of my high school with their radio station. In my last year I got a job at the local radio station CFRN. From there I did a tour of other stations in Lloydminster, Calgary, Moose Photo by Kristine Hannah Jaw, and that’s where I met Humble Howard actually. Then, from there back to Edmonton, Calgary, San Francisco, Vancouver and then Toronto. So roughly 15 radio stations, I believe. Funny, I wanted to be television director in junior high, which I’ve never done. (he laughs) ATOTK: Did your roles changed at every job? DD: Yes, I did everything really but was the production director for a few. That’s what I did in San Francisco although still on the air. In San Francisco, I also got to do more on air, voice work and on camera stuff. I mean I did San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto all in one year. Page 30