Steve Paikin
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Steve Paikin (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, film producer and author. He has achieved prominence for hosting TV Ontario's newsmagazines Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity, as well as the new series The Agenda.
A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Steve Paikin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and his Master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University.
Paikin was previously an anchor and Queen's Park correspondent for CBLT, and host of a daily news and current affairs program on CBC Newsworld. He also held reporting jobs in private radio and print media, including the Hamilton Spectator and CHFI in Toronto.
In 1992 Paikin began work at TVOntario, hosting the political series Between the Lines and the Queen's Park magazine Fourth Reading until 1994. In that year, Paikin began co-hosting duties (with Mary Hynes, and then Paula Todd) on Studio 2. In 1998 he began hosting Diplomatic Immunity, a foreign affairs commentary show.
During the 2006 Canadian election campaign, Paikin moderated the second English-language debate on January 9, 2006.
On June 29, 2006 TVO cancelled Studio 2. It has been replaced by a new show, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, hosted solo by Paikin, which started in September 2006.
Aside from his hosting and journalistic endeavors, Paikin has produced a number of feature length documentaries: Return to the Warsaw Ghetto, A Main Street Man, Balkan Madness, Teachers, Tories and Turmoil and Chairman of the Board: The Life and Death of John Robarts. For 1993's Return to the Warsaw Ghetto, Paikin won the "Silver Screen Award" at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival, as well as receiving awards at the Yorkton Film Festival in Saskatchewan and at China’s Shanghai Film Festival.
As of 2007, Steve Paikin has written three books about Canadian politicians.
[edit] Publications
- The Life: The Seductive Call of Politics (ISBN 0-670-89223-8)
- The Dark Side: The Personal Price of a Political Life (ISBN 0-670-04328-1)
- Public Triumph, Private Tragedy: The Double Life of John P. Robarts (Viking, 2005)
