• Biography & Books

Born in 1944 in New York, Mike McCardell first found work in the mailroom of the Daily News and worked his way up the ranks to become a crime reporter. Along the way, he got sent into Attica prison to report on the 1970 riot and occasionally got shot at while covering stories. Eventually he tired of the violence and moved to BC to "trade gun smoke for fresh air." He was hired by the Vancouver Sun in 1973, and began by covering the police beat. Three years laters he started work with BCTV, which later became Global BC. Thirty years and nearly 10,000 stories later, McCardell has earned the loyalty of hundreds of thousands of fans for his tongue-in-cheek investigative reporting and human-interest stories. He is the author of the best selling Chasing the Story God and Back Alley Reporter as well as The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm, a national bestseller and BC Book Prize finalist.

	Back Alley Reporter: 1550172948 · October 2002 · $32.95 Back Alley Reporter, McCardell’s follow-up to his bestselling memoir Chasing the Story God, is a charming collection of anecdotes, full of “un-put-downable” fun for anybody who enjoys a well-turned yarn.
	The Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm: Mike McCardell's Favourite Stories 1550174401 · September 2007 · $32.95 A new edition of heart-warming stories seen from Mike McCardell's unique point of view Now in Paperback
	The Blue Flames That Keep Us Warm: Mike McCardell's Favourite Stories 1550174312 · January 2008 · $24.95 Mike's heartwarming stories now in Tradepaper!
	Chasing the Story God: 1550172484 · August 2001 · $32.95 McCardell's frank, sparkling style, his eye for the human condition and his deft handling of an enormous range of material have made him one of BC's great TV personalities.
	Getting to the Bubble: Finding Magic Amid the Urban Roar 1550174436 · September 2008 · $32.95