Mr. Doug Kirk is President and founder of Durham Radio Inc., parent company and operator of ten radio stations - nine of which are in Ontario, Durham Region (3), Hamilton area (3), and Kawarthas (3). DRI has one station in Vancouver BC. Mr. Kirk has grown the organization from a single station to 10 stations since acquiring CHOO 1390 AM in Ajax, Ontario in 1994.
His previous career experience includes eight years in commercial lending at TD Bank and 18 years at Burns Fry (now BMO Capital Markets) as an equities analyst specializing in the cable TV, media and telecon sectors where he climbed to the ranks to become a Managing Director of Investment Research.
Mr. Kirk has an honours BSc. in Chemistry and Economics from Trent University (1974) and an MBA from York University (1976). Doug has much experience on volunteer boards, including being a member of the Trent University Durham/GTA Advisory Council, Co-Chairing the Trent Durham Building Campaign, being a member of Trent’s Philanthropic Advisory Council and serving as President of the Ontario Association of Broadcasters (2008-2016). He is also an independent director of a BMO Financial Group mutual fund issuers.
Doug's second three-year term on the Trent University Board of Governors began on July 1, 2023.
After his term as Vice-Chair from 2023-24, Mr.Kirk has been appointed as Chair of the Board for a two-year term commencing July 1, 2024.