Fisher died Wednesday morning of a heart attack, according to his family.
It was 71.
Fisher worked at CJAD for 32 years, retiring in 2016 in front of a live audience for his final broadcast.  Before he signed off for the final time, his name was added to the CJAD Wall of Fame, marking the end of a remarkable career in broadcasting to the community that loved him as much as he did.
The longtime Montreal radio personality built a devoted audience while hosting the station’s weekly Trivia Show, a longtime mainstay of the station that remains on the airwaves and is among the highest-rated shows in the market.

A FAMILIAR VOICE ON THE MONTREAL AIRWAVES

Veteran radio host Ken Connors told CTV News he was honored and flattered when he was announced as Fisher’s replacement in 2016 and called the broadcaster’s sudden passing a “devastating blow” to the people of Montreal.
“Dave was a radio legend and he’s still around town. He had that warm, great voice for so many years that CJAD, hosting Saturday and Sunday mornings – the weekend show – and of course, the trivia show and he’s just been a welcome presence in so many homes and so many lives for decades, really,” Connors said in an interview Wednesday.
Fisher, a familiar voice on the Montreal airwaves for years, connected with audiences immediately during his segments in such a way that you considered him part of the family, Connors said.
“He was so good at what he did and just an amazing broadcaster — one of the giants, really, in town.”
Fisher made his radio debut in Lindsay, Ont.  before working in positions in Peterborough, Ottawa and Winnipeg.  He made Montreal his home in 1984, remaining there until his retirement.
He claimed that among the major news stories he covered as a broadcaster, it was the 1998 ice storm that really stuck with him.  Even though CJAD was banned from the airwaves, he went into the office and answered the calls of the people of Montreal.
“For me, it’s all about the listeners… who are really better than Google. If you want to know something, just ask. That was my motivation,” Fisher said at the time.

FISHER REMEMBERED AS ‘MONTREAL RADIO COMBINATION’

CJAD morning show host Andrew Carter recalled first meeting Fisher as a young reporter in the newsroom in the mid-1980s and admiring his innate ability to put his foot down when needed.
“He was never beholden to management. He was his own guy. He could come across as a ragtag person at times when it came to management, but he never gave an inch. I respected that from the vents because it’s so hard to do.” , Carter said.  he said on The Elias Makos Show.  “This is a difficult day for the CJAD family.”
Fisher’s impact even went beyond the borders of Montreal.  Vermont radio host Robert Wells tweeted that he was “sorry” at his death as a regular listener to his shows in the 1990s.
God, it makes me sad to read this.  Except for the times I wasn’t working that shift at my station, I listened to Dave Fisher on CJAD.  As a freshman in Lyndonville, VT in 1998, CJAD was the weekend station.  He just sounded like a friendly uncle in Montreal.

— Robert Welch (@Robert_Welch914) July 20, 2022
Former colleagues, friends and long-time listeners also offered their condolences on social media, writing that he was born to be the broadcaster and describing him as a “kind, classy and funny guy”. Saddened to hear of the passing of longtime CJAD host Dave Fisher. A Montreal radio personality for 32 years, he was one of the greats at CJAD. He retired in 2016 and was really looking forward to it. Dave and I were colleagues during my time at CJAD. Condolences to his family pic.twitter.com/I1yJ6QHBCx — Terry DiMonte (@TerryDiMonte) July 20, 2022
Some people are born to be broadcasters, Dave was one of them. He made hosting his show and engaging his listeners look almost effortless. Dave Fisher wasn’t a consummate professional, he was the consummate professional. An excruciatingly sad day for Montreal radio. — Aaron Rand (@aaronrand) July 20, 2022
Saddened by the sudden death of an old mentor, Dave Fisher. Like many other Montreal broadcasters, I started my career working “behind the boards” with Dave on weekend mornings. a learning experience that had a huge impact on my future. Condolences to Dave’s family. — Mark Bergman (@MarkBergmanMTL) July 21, 2022
Dan Laxer, longtime co-host of The CJAD 800 Trivia Show with Dave, said Fisher was a mentor to him as a young radio announcer. Reacting to his death on Wednesday, she said Fisher carved out a niche in radio that attracted listeners looking for that “special” dose of Dave on the weekends. “There’s a certain mix that a radio announcer needs – that mix of humor, gravitas, friendliness and he understood that sense of community. As much as I say he strengthened the team around him, he really moved the weekend listeners who tuned in to don’t listen to news and sports and whatever they say, [but] “Let’s listen to Dave.”