Jojo Chintoh (born 1944) is a Ghanaian-Canadian television journalist who worked as a feature and documentary reporter for Citytv in

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until 2009–10.

Biography

Born in Ghana, Chintoh moved to Canada in 1969. He became editor of several newspapers, including '' Contrast'', before joining Citytv in 1978. He was hired at a time when

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was making efforts to have television personalities reflect the diverse cultures of the city, and Chintoh was the first black reporter on the station. He focused on crime reporting for the station in the early 1990s. In 1985, Chintoh received a CanPro award and a Gemini award nomination for his series ''Down and Out in Parkdale''. He received the 1984

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from the Canadian Racing Community for his ''Quest for the Plate'' series.

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* 1940s births Ghanaian emigrants to Canada Canadian television journalists Black Canadian broadcasters Living people {{Canada-tv-bio-stub