Devon Soltendieck

Devon Soltendieck
Born May 8, 1985
Montreal, Quebec
Known for Television reporter
Home town Dorval, Quebec

Devon Soltendieck (born May 8, 1985) is a former MuchMusic VJ from the city of Dorval, on the island of Montreal. He was also an anchor and reporter on CP24 from early 2010 until January 2013.

Early life

Born in Montreal, Quebec, 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 in Westmount, Quebec, then from Dawson College CEGEP. While a student at Dawson, Soltendieck helped run the school newspaper.[1] Before he was hired by MuchMusic, Soltendieck was a student of Economics and Political Science at Concordia University and continued his education in Finance at the University of Toronto thereafter. Soltendieck is a professionally trained violinist and horn player and has taught himself to play guitar and percussion.[1] He is fluently bilingual in English and French.[2]

Career

MuchMusic

Soltendieck's career began in 2004, when he won MuchMusic's VJ Search competition at the age of 18.[3] He was first awarded a three month contract and went on to work for the station for six years.[4] As a VJ, Soltendieck was part of the MuchNews team, interviewing numerous celebrities and covering current events.[1] Soltendieck also briefly appeared in the movie Fantastic Four, as a MuchMusic reporter. He was voted one of TV Guide's "Top 10 Stars on the Verge of a Major Breakout" in March 2005.[5]

CP24

Soltendieck joined the news team at CP24 in 2010 as an anchor and remote host. He ended his run in 2013.[1]

Etalk

Soltendieck joined Etalk on August 21, 2013.

Pop Quiz on E!

As of November 4, 2013, Soltendieck can be seen weeknights at 9 p.m. on the E! Canada entertainment network as host of the new game show, Pop Quiz.[6] Canadian comedian Emma Hunter[7] serves as judge for this fast-paced, lively quiz show.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
  2. ↑ no byline (January 27, 2004). "And now, the other blonde contenders...", Toronto Star, p. E4.
  3. ↑ Zivitz, Jordan (January 25, 2004). "Wildcard VJ on a tight leash: Devon joins Rick, Amanda and that smiley gal with the weird hair", Edmonton Journal, p. B1.
  4. ↑ no byline (January 19, 2004). "MuchMusic hopeful doesn't make VJ cut", Ottawa Citizen, p. B3.
  5. ↑ MuchMusic.com | Personalities
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/Emmahuntress

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