Steve Paikin
| Steve Paikin OC OOnt |
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Paikin in 2012
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| Born |
June 9, 1960 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater |
University of Toronto Boston University |
| Show | The Agenda |
| Station(s) | TVOntario |
| Country | Canada |
| Previous show(s) |
Studio 2 Between the Lines Fourth Reading Diplomatic Immunity |
| Spouse(s) | Francesca Grosso |
Steve Paikin OC OOnt (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and is currently anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Paikin received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto (Victoria University, Toronto 1981) and his master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University. He served as sports editor for the University of Toronto's independent weekly, The Newspaper, while pursuing his BA, and was the play-by-play voice of the Varsity Blues hockey and football teams on U of T Radio.
Paikin was previously an anchor and Queen's Park correspondent for CBC Television's Toronto station CBLT-TV, and host of a daily news and current affairs program on CBC Newsworld. He also held reporting jobs in private radio and print media, including the Hamilton Spectator and Toronto radio station CHFI, where he was Toronto City Hall reporter from 1982–85.
In 1992 Paikin began work at TVO, hosting the political series Between the Lines until 1994. He also co-created the Queen's Park magazine Fourth Reading, which he hosted for 14 years. In 1994, Paikin began co-hosting duties (with Mary Hynes for two years, and then Paula Todd) on Studio 2 until 2006. In 1998 he co-created and began hosting Diplomatic Immunity, a weekly foreign affairs commentary show.
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