Helped one of his interns graduate college by being an interview source
for his thesis on broadcast communications.
Before working for MTV, McFayden was the producer of VH-1 VJ Cane
Peterson's radio show, heard on 92.3 K-Rock in New York. His on-air
name was "Altar Boy".
His name is very similar to a former member of Irish boy group Westlife
Bryan McFadden.
Has a son, Dane, with ex-girlfriend model Heather Knese.
One of several hosts on Current TV. (January 2008)
Hosting the evening news for KXVO in Omaha,
Nebraska. (April 2006)