Glen Baxter is a
Canadian
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television journalist. He hosted
CTV
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's ''In Fashion'' and reported for FashionTelevisionChannel.
Early life
He was raised in
Montreal
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. Baxter moved to
Toronto
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to study journalism at
Ryerson University
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public university, public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Garden District, although i ...
, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied arts.
Career
Baxter began his career in television with a brief stint as a producer at
YTV as a student. While at YTV, he worked as an arts and entertainment on-camera reporter for
French CBC (Société Radio-Canada) on the station’s weekly show ''Survolt.'' In 1991, Glen received a call from
Moses Znaimer and landed a job at
MuchMusic
Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults.
MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...
as an on-air reporter for ''FAX'' (now ''MuchNews''). He made the jump to entertainment as a reporter for
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television Ass ...
's ''CityPulse'' in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
. In 2001, Baxter became host of ''In Fashion'' and a reporter for FashionTelevisionChannel, where he reports on fashion, design and photography.
He reports on-site at
Toronto Fashion Week
Toronto Fashion Week (TFW), held in February (for fall/winter collections) and September (for spring/summer collections) of each year, is a semi-annual event celebrating fashion, arts and culture where Canadian and international fashion collectio ...
, and
Montréal Fashion Week each year.
Projects
Baxter's photographs from
Asia
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,
Africa
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and the
Middle East
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were displayed in four solo exhibitions. He raised more than $50,000 for
Right To Play from his annual exhibits and auctions. He spent time visiting the charity’s programs in
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...
and
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, where he met with volunteers and children who benefit from the organization's work.
Baxter volunteered for the
Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is the only national charitable foundation that raises awareness to generate funds for research into all aspects of HIV infection and AIDS. Since inception in 1987, CANFAR has invested more than ...
(CANFAR) as a junior committee member for five years, where he helped organize and attended the foundation's 8-Ball and Red Party, which raised close to half a million dollars for
HIV
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/
HIV/AIDS research.
Baxter was a guest speaker and regular host for
John Ralston Saul's Le Francais Pour L'Avenir (French for the Future), where he encouraged high school students to speak and learn French and shared his thoughts on bilingualism.
In March 2009, he became Honorary Chair of SNAP!09, an annual photographic fundraiser held in Toronto that benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT).
In September 2009, Baxter emceed The Best of Canada Interior Design Awards in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
. In October of the same year, Glen moderated FASHION//NEXT: The Annual Forum for Toronto’s Next Generation of Fashion Industry Professionals.
On June 11, 2009, he hosted the
Canadian Centre for Architecture’s annual event in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
, attended by
Quebec
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Premier
Jean Charest and Montreal Mayor
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay (born September 20, 1942) is a former Canadian politician and businessman who served as mayor of Montreal from 2002 until his resignation in 2012. He also served as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. Before b ...
.
He appeared in the ''
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...
''’s Top 10 Best Dressed Men in Canada and earned a style award from ''
The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
in 1996.
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian television reporters and correspondents
Journalists from Montreal
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
Much (TV channel) personalities
Canadian fashion journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)