Duncan McCue

An award-winning broadcaster, author and professor, Duncan McCue is a masterful storyteller and celebrated leader in decolonizing journalism. Throughout his distinguished 25-year career with CBC, he was best known as the host of CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup and as a longstanding correspondent with The National. Honest and insightful, McCue is a sought-after trainer and educator in helping to build respectful relationships with Indigenous communities to spark social change and reconciliation. From climate change to residential schools and violence against Indigenous women, McCue has tackled some of the most complex issues facing Canadians and Indigenous Peoples. Most recently, he was the driving force behind CBC’s award-winning investigative podcast series, Kuper Island. In 2023, the Canadian Association of Journalists presented McCue with its highest honour, the Charles Bury Award, for his “efforts to inspire change in how Canadian journalism covers Indigenous stories.” McCue is n