Alan Cross is a Canadian radio broadcaster and a writer on music. Based in Toronto, Ontario, he is best known nationally and internationally as host of the syndicated radio series The Ongoing History of New Music, The Secret History of Rock and ExploreMusic.
Originally from the small prairie town of Stonewall, Manitoba, Cross began his radio career with the University of Winnipeg's campus radio station, CKUW, in 1980. He subsequently joined radio stations in Selkirk, Kenora and Brandon before returning to Winnipeg's CHIQ. He then joined CFNY on October 3, 1986 as an overnight announcer. Cross had always wanted to work at CFNY and says on his website that he had, “first heard about [CFNY] through Rush’s "Spirit of Radio" when I was still in high school and remember thinking to myself ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to work there one day?’”
In 1989, Cross became the station's afternoon drive time host. The following year, he moved to the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. slot; in 1993, he returned to afternoon drive and remained there until 2001. Beginning in February 1993, he also became host of The Ongoing History of New Music.
Alan Cross is an American television screenwriter, producer and director.
Cross is best known for co-creating the television version of Weird Science, for which he co-wrote the pilot and numerous episodes, directed two episodes, and served as co-executive producer. His other most notable screenwriting and producing work includes writing ten and producing twelve episodes of the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose with his then-partner Tom Spezialy.
His other work includes the co-executive producer of Veronica's Closet and consulting producer for both Dawson's Creek and Get Real. He has written episodes of the series She Spies, Players, Star Trek: Enterprise and Desperate Housewives.