Joe Motiki

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Joseph Frederick (Joe) Motiki is a Canadian television host and performer.

Motiki was born and raised in Toronto, and graduated in 1995 from the Radio & Television Arts program at Ryerson Polytechnic University. While an undergraduate at Ryerson, Motiki hosted What, a late-night phone-in program for youth on TVOntario that was nominated for a 1995 Gemini Award for Best Youth Program in Canada.

Beginning in March 1995, Motiki co-hosted The TVOKids Crawlspace, TVOntario’s after school block of children’s programs, for four years. After helping that show achieve its highest ratings ever or since, he retired from the after school slot to pursue new projects in 1999, hosting various programs and events, as well as lending his voice to numerous animated series. Most recently, he was the host for the 2006 Spelling Bee of Canada provincial Junior and Senior Championships [1] [2].

Motiki currently hosts Game Gurus on YTV.[3] He also makes regular appearances on the panel of Off The Record (TV series).

Other film and television credits include Rescue Heroes: The Movie, host of POV Sports on CBC [4] and the Get Outta Town series [5].

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  1. ^ Spelling Bee of Canada web site, list of hosts [1]
  2. ^ TVOntario Spelling Bee of Canada subpage [2]
  3. ^ Game Guru page on YTV website[3]
  4. ^ CBC program guide [4]
  5. ^ Get Outta Town web page [5]