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Steve Paikin

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Steve Paikin
OCOOnt
Paikin in 2012
Chancellor ofLaurentian University
In office
October 26, 2013 – April 12, 2021
PresidentDominic Giroux
Pierre Zundel
Robert Haché
Preceded byAline Chrétien
Succeeded byRobert Haché (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Steven Hillel Paikin

(1960-06-09)June 9, 1960(age 64)
Hamilton, Ontario,Canada
Spouse(s)Nancy Nightingale (div), Francesca Grosso
Children4 (3 sons with Nancy Nightingale, 1 daughter with Francesca Grosso)
Parent(s)Lawrence Sidney Paikin and Marina Suzanne Sibulash
Alma materVictoria College, Toronto(BA)
Boston University(MA)

Steven Hillel PaikinOCOOnt(born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked forTVOntario(TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and is anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs programThe Agenda with Steve Paikin.

Early life and education

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A native ofHamilton, Ontario,Paikin was born to Lawrence Sidney (Larry) Paikin, a manufacturer and owner of Ennis-Paikin Steel Ltd., and Marina Suzanne (Marnie) Sibulash. Marnie Paikin was invested a Member of theOrder of Canadain 1999 for her work in education and health policy. She was also chair ofAtomic Energy of Canada Limitedand of theOntario Council on University Affairs.[1]Paikin is Jewish.[2]

Paikin graduated fromHillfield Strathallan Collegein 1978 and continued to university where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of Toronto(Victoria University, Toronto1981). Later, Paikin received his master's degree inbroadcast journalismfromBoston 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 theVarsity Blueshockey and football teams onU of T Radio.[3]

Career

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Paikin was an anchor andQueen's Parkcorrespondent forCBC Television's Toronto stationCBLT-TV,and host of a daily news and current affairs program onCBC Newsworld.He also held reporting jobs in private radio and print media, including theHamilton Spectatorand Toronto radio stationCHFI,where he wasToronto City Hallreporter from 1982–85.

In 1992, Paikin began work at TVO, hosting the political seriesBetween the Linesuntil 1994. He also co-created the Queen's Park magazineFourth Reading,which he hosted for 14 years. In 1994, Paikin began co-hosting duties (withMary Hynesfor two years, and thenPaula Todd) onStudio 2until 2006. In 1998, he co-created and began hostingDiplomatic Immunity,a weekly foreign affairs commentary show.

Paikin interviewingGovernor of IllinoisPat QuinnonThe Agenda with Steve Paikin

In 2006, TVO cancelledStudio 2and replaced it with a new program,The Agenda with Steve Paikin.Paikin frequently is selected to be the moderator of election debates. He acted as a moderator forfederal leaders debatesin 2006, 2008, and 2011; and for Ontario provincial leaders debates in 2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2022.

Aside from his hosting and journalistic endeavors, Paikin has produced a number of feature-length documentaries:Return to theWarsaw Ghetto;A Main Street Man;BalkanMadness;Teachers,Toriesand Turmoil;andChairman of the Board: The Life and Death ofJohn Robarts.For 1993'sReturn to the Warsaw Ghetto,Paikin won the "Silver Screen Award" at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival, and received awards at theYorktonFilm Festival inSaskatchewanand at China's Shanghai Film Festival.

In February 2012, Paikin was named the Queen's Park journalist with the most Twitter influence in a study conducted by PR agencyHill+Knowlton Strategies.[4]

He holdshonorary doctoratesfromMcMaster University,Victoria University,Laurentian University,York University, and honorary diplomas fromHumber College,Centennial College, Mohawk College and Fanshawe College.[5]He was later appointed chancellor ofLaurentian UniversityinSudburyin October 2013, a position which was terminated following the university's restructuring amidst financial difficulties in 2021.[6]In December 2013, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canadaand invested into theOrder of Ontario.[7]

Personal life

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Steve Paikin having tea at Hart House

Paikin is married toCanadian health carelobbyist Francesca Grosso, author ofNavigating Canada's Health Care Systemand a former director of policy for then-Ontario health ministerTony Clement.Grosso was subsequently health policy advisor toProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioleaderPatrick Brownand was theghostwriterof his memoirs.[1] One of his sons, Zach Paikin, is a formerLiberal Partyactivist.[8][2]Another son, Henry Paikin, once worked for SenatorFrances Lankin.[1]

He is a cousin to the late Dr. Harry Paikin, a Hamilton school trustee for 30 years who was aLabor-Progressive Partycandidate for theOntario legislaturein the1945 Ontario election.[9]Another cousin, Harold Paikin, was mayor of Waterloo from 1958-59. Another cousin, Carol Paikin Miller, was a Hamilton school trustee and married to formerNDPMPPPaul Miller.[1][10]

Steve Paikin is a supporter of theToronto Maple Leafs,Boston Red Sox,andHamilton Tiger-Cats.[11]

Publications

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  • The Life: The Seductive Call of Politics(Toronto: Viking Canada, 2001) (ISBN0-670-89223-8)
  • The Dark Side: The Personal Price of a Political Life(Toronto: Viking Canada, 2003) (ISBN0-670-04328-1)
  • Public Triumph, Private Tragedy: The Double Life ofJohn P. Robarts(Toronto: Viking Canada, 2005) (ISBN0-670-04329-X)
  • The New Game: How Hockey Saved Itself(Toronto: Viking Canada, 2007) (ISBN0-670-06560-9)
  • Paikin and the Premiers: Personal Reflections on a Half Century of Ontario Leaders(Toronto:Dundurn Press,2013) (ISBN978-1-45970-958-4)
  • I am a Victor: The Mordechai Ronen Storyby Mordechai Ronen with Steve Paikin (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2015). (ISBN978-1-45973-178-3)
  • Bill Davis: Nation Builder, and Not So Bland After All(Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2016) (ISBN978-1-45973-175-2)
  • Introduction toWithout Walls or Barriers: The Speeches of Premier David Petersonby Arthur Milnes and Ryan Zade (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017) (ISBN978-1553395256).
  • John Turner: An Intimate Biography of Canada's 17th Prime Minister(Toronto: Sutherland House Press, 2022).

References

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  1. ^abcd"TVO | Current affairs, documentaries and education".
  2. ^abPosner, Michael (January 6, 2012)."Meet the 20-year-old aiming to be the next Liberal policy chief - The Globe and Mail".The Globe and Mail.
  3. ^"Congratulations to Steve Paikin '78!".Alumni E-News Hillfield Strathallan College. July 2013. Archived fromthe originalon February 8, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 7,2018.
  4. ^"Queen's Park Twitter Influencers".Archived fromthe originalon February 19, 2012.
  5. ^"Fanshawe to celebrate fall convocation with graduates, honorary diploma recipients and award winners - Regional | Port Stanley News".portstanleynews.RetrievedMarch 11,2020.
  6. ^"'All hands on deck' for leadership, says TVO host ".Northern Life,October 25, 2013.
  7. ^"Governor General Announces 90 New Appointments to the Order of Canada".December 30, 2013.
  8. ^"Zach Paikin criticizes Justin Trudeau as he ends Liberal nomination bid | CBC News".
  9. ^"TVO | Current affairs, documentaries and education".
  10. ^Craggs, Samantha (July 26, 2018)."NDP human rights feud set to spill over into school board trustee race".CBC News.
  11. ^"Steve Paikin - Host of TVO's The Agenda".
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