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David Grierson (February 19, 1955 - November 20, 2004) was a radio host for . He was born in in 1955 and graduated from the broadcasting program at the .

In his literary life, Grierson wrote The Expo Celebration, the best-selling retrospective book featuring the work of more than 50 of Canada's top photographers. A passion for jazz music saw him create and write a weekly column called The Jazz Life for the , and his features have appeared in publications including , , and .

Grierson was a weekly columnist and co-host of Sunday Arts/Entertainment, as well as a contributor to and on television. His series ran on and .

In the late 1980s, Grierson hosted 'The Arts Report' CBC Radio Two's national morning arts newscast. Freelance producer James Careless worked with Grierson in the gabled attic of CBC Radio's Jarvis Street headquarters in Toronto, which had been a girl's school in a former life.

"David was truly larger-than-life, and one of the few people you could look forward to working with at 4:30 a.m.," Careless recalls. "He had a Puckish sense of humour that motivated him to take a production assistant's desktop collection of toy dinosaurs, and transform them into tableaux of CBC Radio personalities; complete with handmade props (including Vicki Gabareau's trademark red eyeglass frames) and written captions. If you had a birthday coming up, David would secretly organize a big post-show breakfast, complete with gag gifts that he had purchased. At the dry old CBC, such levity and thoughtfulness was generally unheard of. If there was anyone who committed senseless acts of random kindness on a regular basis, it was David."

Grierson created and was the host and producer of , CBC Radio One's weekend morning show about creative people and what they create. In December 2000, he left 'NXNW to take up the reins of , making the successful transition from hosting performance to current affairs programming. David also contributed his talents to , , , , , , , , , , , , and he was the voice of the .

A frequent juror for competitions in all fields of creative endeavour, Grierson was a charter member of the , one of the founding members of the BC Chapter of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and sat on the board of directors of the .

He died of a sudden heart attack on November 20, 2004. He is survived by his two sons Patrick and Graeme, their mother Sheri, his partner Kathryn Mulders, parents Marjorie and Charles Grierson, sister Maureen Jones, and brother Peter Grierson, their spouses and families.

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