Born on April 28, 1958, raised in the Sudbury area, Doug graduated from grade 13 at Sudbury Secondary School 1977. He attended Cambrian College with the intention of studying Business Administration, but after a year he decided it was not what he wanted to do and continued with his career in radio broadcasting at CKSO AM and FM, Sudbury. This line of work additionally took him to Ottawa, Orillia and Peterborough, but also to Parry Sound which has become home for over 46 years!

Doug owned and operated a record store in the Parry Sound Mall in the early 1980s and ran a successful mobile disc jockey business for 16 years.

He founded McCann & Cambrian E-Media Services (MCEMS) in 1997 offering voice services and audio and video production, web design and hosting, computer consulting, broadcast radio production services, and recently Parry Sound Eastern Shores Online Radio at ParrySoundRadio.com.

Doug has supported various organizations by lending his production skills in developing multimedia projects including the production of recruitment videos in connection with the Parry Sound Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Search and Rescue services. Celebrating Rotary in Parry Sound for 75 years, Doug produced a 3 DVD set documenting the club and its 75th Anniversary Event Celebration at the Charles W. Stockey Centre.  He produced a 4 DVD set commemorating Parry Sound Victory School upon its closure in 2015.  Other projects included a documentary-like presentation on the first Parry Sound Curling Club Curlers Care event supporting Canada's troops and the Parry Sound Area Digital Showcase with the cooperation of local photographers in support of Belvedere Heights Home.

One of Doug’s favourite passions was his involvement with Big Brothers in Parry Sound for over 20 years. He served in several capacities including President of the local organization. Most rewarding was spending time as a Big Brother!

Doug published a book, “The Story of the Birth of Broadcasting in Sudbury - Local Visionaries, Canadian Pioneers of Broadcasting” in print form last November and has recently released an ebook version.  The book serves as a historical resource of how early 20th-century mining led to the affluence of a city which spurred the birth and growth of print and electronic media. It celebrates the many Canadian firsts achieved by the Sudbury broadcast visionaries back in the first half of the 20th century.

Married in April of 1998, Doug and his wife Josey reside in Parry Sound. Doug is serving his third term as Councillor for the Town of Parry Sound.