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The Agenda
''The Agenda with Steve Paikin'', or simply ''The Agenda'', is the flagship current affairs television program of TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster. Anchor Steve Paikin states that the show practices long-form journalism. Each hour-long program covers no more than two topics. The show airs weekdays on TVO at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m., and episodes are available on demand at the show's website and through mobile media. History The program's creation was announced as part of programming and re-structuring changes at TVO on 29 June 2006. It replaced ''Studio 2'', a current affairs program that was hosted by Paikin and Paula Todd; it also subsumed Paikin's ''Fourth Reading'', which continued for a number of years as a weekly panel discussion segment on ''The Agenda''. For a period, on the last Thursday of every month, the program broadcast live from the University of Toronto Munk Centre for International Studies, and focused on world issues with Paikin taking questions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Paikin
Steven Hillel Paikin (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 anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program '' The Agenda with Steve Paikin''. Early life and education A native of Hamilton, 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 the Order of Canada in 1999 for her work in education and health policy. She was also chair of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and of the Ontario Council on University Affairs. Paikin is Jewish. Paikin graduated from Hillfield Strathallan College in 1978 and continued to university where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto (Victoria University, Toronto 1981). Later, Paikin received his master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
