Phil McCordic
Phil McCordic is a multiple award winning actor, writer, director, creator and show runner who has been working in the Children’s television industry for more than 15 years. Phil is most easily recognized from his hosting days on YTV and TVO. But, behind the scenes, created award winning programming for TVO including Tumble Town Tales and Time Trackers (winning the very first 'interactive' Gemini in 2003). After TVO he spent 4 years as the Senior Producer of Kids’ CBC, where, under his stewardship, the show was nominated in the ‘best preschool program or series’ Gemini every year he was at the helm (winning in 2009). He left Kids’ CBC to show run his first original series, Zerby Derby. Which has gone on to much critical acclaim and high ratings on TVO, TFO, Sprout and many countries all over the world. He is currently working on his second original show, Science Max, which will air on TVO in the fall of 2015.
Television Credits
- Science Max - Creator, Series Producer, Story Editor, Writer, Host
- Zerby Derby - Creator, Creative Producer, Story Editor, Writer, Director
- Hi Opie! - director
- Kids' CBC - Senior Producer
- TVO Kids - Host/Producer
- YTV - Host (under 'PJ Taylor')
Voice roles
- Weird Years - Ivan, Additional Voices
- The Reading Rangers - Ranger Phil, Doc, Eeeny, Zachary
- Medabots - Ginkai
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Additional Voices
- TVO Kids: The Space - Tumbleweed the hamster
- Tumbletown Tales - Tumbleweed, Additional Voices
- KidsCBC - Drumheller
- Zerby Derby - Zack, Fill, Bob, Rey, Jake
- Making Stuff - Gears, Whizz
Awards
- 2009 Gemini Awards - 7 Nominations, 2 Wins[1]
- Youth Media Alliance Award - 3 Nominations, 1 Win
- 2010 Honorable Mention - Columbus International Film and Video Festival
- 2010 New York Festivals - Finalist Award Winner
- 2012 Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf