Dan McLean, a Canadian journalist and news anchor, died on April 28, 2026, at age 78.
McLean grew up in Orillia, Ontario, and began his journalism career at 15 with a part-time job at a Welland radio station. He went on to work in radio in several southern Ontario cities, including the Kitchener-Waterloo area, before taking news anchor jobs in Regina and Saskatoon.
In 1971, he joined CHCH-TV in Hamilton, where he became the anchor of the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts in 1980 and held those roles for much of his career. He later worked for Mix 106.5 FM in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Dan McLean, 78, Canadian journalist and news anchor.