Brian McFayden (born October 1, 1976) is an American

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. He has worked as an

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anchor and an

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. He worked at

KGW KGW (channel 8) is a television station in Portland, Oregon, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Tegna Inc. The station's studios are located on Jefferson Street in southwestern Portland, and its transmitter is located in the city' ...

, the

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affiliate station in

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, from December 2016 to October 2017.

Biography

McFayden was born in

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. He first became known as an

anchor, before transitioning into a

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VJ, and occasional host for ''

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'' and other shows. McFayden hosted ''Cupid'' on

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and the host of the first season of

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'' (when it was on

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). He also worked with popular radio disc jockey, Cane for several years on KEGE 93.7 The Edge in Minneapolis and for 92.3

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Radio in New York City. McFayden hosted and produced for

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's ''

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''. In May 2011, McFayden began hosting ''7 Wonders of the Wall on''

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. In August 2012, McFayden was signed by Silver Chalice Ventures, based out of Chicago, Illinois, to host "Campus Insiders", an online, digital NCAA college football and basketball show. As of March 2014, he was a reporter/anchor for HLN ''Morning Express Bleacher Report''. In December 2016, he began working as a morning news anchor and co-host of ''Portland Today'' for

. In January 2017, McFayden was removed from the morning programs and placed on KGW's ''Live At 7'' evening news program as the host. In October 2017, he left KGW, or at least its news division, for unknown reasons. In December 2020, McFayden began working at KYGO FM 98.5 in Denver, CO. In March 2021 he left the station

Filmography

Film

*''Die Trying'' (2010) – Himself

Television

* KGW ''Live At 7'' (January 2017 – October 2017) – Host * KGW ''Sunrise'' (December 2016 – January 2017) – Morning Anchor * ''Portland Today'' (December 2016 – January 2017) – Co-host *''Headline News Bleacher Report'' (2014–2015) – Sports Reporter/Anchor *''7 Wonders of the Wall'' (2011–present) – Host MSN *''

KTLA Morning Show The ''KTLA 5 Morning News'' is an American breakfast television, morning television television news, news program airing on KTLA (channel 5), a The CW, CW-network affiliate, affiliated television station in Los Angeles, California owned by the Ne ...

'' (2010) – Anchor CW *'' It's a Knockout!'' (2009 pilot) – Host NBC *''Fake or Real'' (2009–present) – Host E! *''

'' (2007–2009) – Host/Producer Current TV *''

Campus Ladies ''Campus Ladies'' is an American sitcom that premiered on Oxygen on January 8, 2006. It stars Christen Sussin and Carrie Aizley as two 40-something women who decide to go enroll at the fictional University of the Midwest. The humor comes from the ...

'' (2006) – Oxygen *''

'' (2005) – Host WB *''

Grounded for Life ''Grounded for Life'' is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Created by Mike Schiff and Bill Martin, it ran for two seasons on the network until being cance ...

'' (2005) – Greg WB *''

The WB's Superstar USA ''The WB's Superstar USA'' is a television show that spoofed the popular show ''American Idol'' and which aired on The WB in 2004. Essentially its polar opposite, ''Superstar USA'' told contestants they were looking for the best singer when they ...

'' (2004) – Host WB *''Cupid'' (2003) – Host CBS *'' The Real World: Chicago'' – ''Stop Being Polite'': Reunion (2002) – Host MTV *''

Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. T ...

'' (2002) – Male VJ WB *''TRL Presents: VJ for a Day'' (2001) – Host *''

MADtv ''Mad TV'' (stylized as ''MADtv'') is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by '' Mad'' magazine. In its initial run, it aired on Fox from 1995 to 2009. After a one-off reunion show in 2015 to celebrate the twentiet ...

'' (2001) – Himself FOX *

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(2000–2001) – Host CBS *''

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared ...

'' (2001) – Destiny *''

Total Request Live ''Total Request Live'' (known commonly as ''TRL'') was an American television program broadcast on MTV that premiered on September 14, 1998. TRL featured popular music videos played during its countdown, and was also used as a promotion tool by ...

'' (2000–2003) – VJ MTV

References

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