Shell Busey: key obituary facts
Is Shell Busey dead? Yes. Shell Busey died on October 27, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Shell Busey's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Shell Busey known for?
He was a Canadian broadcaster.
More about Shell Busey
Born: 1 January 1942.
Gender: male.
Occupation: television presenter.
Education: Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute.
Shell Busey, the Canadian freelance broadcaster and carpenter, died October 27, 2026, aged 83.
A radio and television personality and home improvement expert, he hosted the Home Discovery Show, a talk radio program on the Corus Radio Network, until July 2011. Busey also created the HouseSmart Home Services Referral Network, which brought together more than 170 trades, home-service providers and home-product businesses available across Canada.
Alongside his own broadcasting, he appeared as a guest on other radio shows and made public appearances at home shows, seminars and charity events. He studied at Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute. His books included The Best of Shell Busey’s Home Ideas and More! (1999), as well as The How to What to Where to Why to of TV’s Home Check, Radio’s Home Ideas & Home Discovery Shows (1996) and The How To, What To, Why To, Where To, of Home Improvement (1996).