Devon Soltendieck is a Canadian television entertainment reporter. He has been a

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VJ, and from early 2010 until January 2013 an anchor and reporter on

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Early life

Soltendieck attended a summer school for two months in Villars, Switzerland. He returned to Canada to finish high school and graduated from

Selwyn House School Selwyn House School (SHS) is an English-language independent K-11 boys' school located in Westmount, Quebec. The school was founded in 1908 by Englishman Captain Algernon Lucas and was named in honour of Selwyn College at the University of Cam ...

in Westmount, Quebec, then from

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acre ...

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. While a student at Dawson, Soltendieck helped run the school newspaper. Before he was hired by MuchMusic, Soltendieck was a student of Economics and Political Science at

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and continued his education in Finance at the

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thereafter. Soltendieck is a professionally trained

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ist and

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and has taught himself to play

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

and

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. He is fluently bilingual in English and French.

Career

MuchMusic

Soltendieck's career began in 2004, when he won MuchMusic's VJ Search competition at the age of 18. He was first awarded a three-month contract and went on to work for the station for six years.no byline (January 19, 2004). "MuchMusic hopeful doesn't make VJ cut", ''

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'', p. B3. As a VJ, Soltendieck was part of the MuchNews team, interviewing numerous celebrities and covering current events. Soltendieck also briefly appeared in the movie ''

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'', as a MuchMusic reporter. He was voted one of ''

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s "Top 10 Stars on the Verge of a Major Breakout" in March 2005.

CP24

Soltendieck joined the news team at CP24 in 2010 as an anchor and remote host. He ended his run in 2013.

''Etalk''

Soltendieck joined ''Etalk'' on August 21, 2013 until November 22, 2018.

''Pop Quiz'' on E!

Starting November 2013, Soltendieck hosted a short-lived game show ''Pop Quiz'' on the E! Canada entertainment network.

References

External links

Devon Soltendieck page on MuchMusic Official website
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Devon Soltendieck Facebook pageDevon Soltendieck Twitter page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soltendieck, Devon Living people Journalists from Montreal Much (TV channel) personalities Anglophone Quebec people Canadian game show hosts Dawson College alumni People from Dorval Canadian VJs (media personalities) 1985 births