Radio industry figure Chuck McCoy will be inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.

McCoy will be also honoured at the annual Canadian Music Industry Awards with a lifetime achievement award for his work in the Canadian broadcasting industry. The ceremony will take place during Canadian Music Week, which is held in Toronto from March 11-14.

"His proficient hand and visionary input have cemented his reputation of not only understanding what the public wants, but how to deliver it,” said Neill Dixon, president of Canadian Music Week.

Beginning his career as an on-air announcer at CKY Winnipeg in 1965, McCoy was heard on various stations across Canada from 1960s and 1970s, including a six-year-stint at Toronto's 1050 CHUM.

As a program director, McCoy, whose nickname is The Chucker, has been credited with turning around failing stations.

He has worked at various outlets in Winnipeg, Toronto — including CHFI, 680 News and The Fan 590 — and in Vancouver at such operations as CKWX and 97 KISS FM.

McCoy is currently the executive vice president of programming and marketing for all Rogers radio stations.

He was a founding director of Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings, or FACTOR, a government-subsidized program to support independent Canadian recordings.