Broadcaster, author, music lover, story teller. . . at his core Stewart McLean was a journalist, obvious in the way he handled the W5 of anything. Every story he told, every antidote, was so full of details of who, what, when, where, and why. It always seemed to real.

Through his stories he showed us who we were, or maybe what we wanted to be. He spoke humbly and gave us modesty. He knew the world look brighter when we heard laughter and he allowed us to laugh along with humanity.

He was more than a storyteller; he was a real person telling stories.

In a world of fiction, Stewart McLean gave us a certain reality.

May he rest in peace.