Kirstie McLellan Day

Kirstie McLellan Day (born September 24, 1963) is a Canadian author, journalist and former television host.

McLellan Day was the CEO of Pyramid Productions. McLellan Day served as executive producer and writer on the true-crime series The Shocking Truth and Sex, Lies & Murder, made in conjunction with U.S. broadcaster Reelz.

Since focusing on writing, Kirstie McLellan Day has become one of Canada's most successful authors.

Early life Kirstie McLellan was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, and at the University of Regina, she studied drama. After moving to Alberta, she was primarily involved in covering entertainment drama. Among her many jobs: columnist for the Calgary Herald; private detective; investigative journalist; television host; producer and CEO of Pyramid Productions Television, which produced Inside Entertainment for Global TV and Inside Movies for Movie Central; writing biographies for A&E Biography Channel in New York. In 2001, McLellan Day wrote her first book No Remorse: A Father's Murderous Rage. The book profiled Al Dolejs, who murdered his two children in a vicious act of revenge.

Her second book was the controversial autobiography Under the Mat profiling the tumultuous life of Diana Hart, sister of wrestling legend Bret Hart, and former wife of "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith.

McLellan Day documented another high-profile family with Above and Beyond: The JR Shaw Family History in Life and Business. Playing With Fire sold more than 80,000 copies within six weeks of its release and became a bestseller. The book led to a one-man play (written by McLellan Day)

McLellan Day profiled another troubled NHL superstar with her second hockey book Tough Guy. She partnered with NHL enforcer Bob Probert to recount his personal battles with alcohol and drug addiction. Probert died while collaborating on the book, but with the encouragement of his widow Dani, the book was completed and published on October 26, 2010.

In 2012, partnered with long-time CBC Hockey host Ron MacLean on Cornered, which followed his broadcast career that led him to co-host Don Cherry's Coach's Corner segment on Hockey Night In Canada.

In 2015, McLellan Day reteamed with MacLean on Ron MacLean's Hockey Towns. In 2016, she worked with Wayne Gretzky on 99: Stories of the Game – in which Gretzky recounted memorable and noteworthy hockey stories. In addition to his accomplishments on the ice, Hrudey also detailed his personal battles with anxiety.

A year later, Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice chronicled the life and career of Curtis Joseph. It debuted at #1 in October 2018.

Published works

No Remorse: A Father's Murderous Rage (2001) Under the Mat (with Diana Hart) (2001) Above and Beyond the JR Shaw Family History in Life and Business (2004) Playing with Fire (with Theo Fleury) (2009) Tough Guy: My Life on the Edge (with Bob Probert) (2010) Cornered (with Ron MacLean) (2012) Hockey Towns: Untold Stories from the Heart of Canada (with Ron MacLean) (2016) 99: Stories of the Game (with Wayne Gretzky) (2016) Calling the Shots: Downs and Rebounds - My Life in the Great Game of Hockey (with Kelly Hrudey) Cujo: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice (with Curtis Joseph) (2018)