Steve Anthony
Steve Anthony | |
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Stephen Anthony Gomes 2 April 1959 Montreal, Quebec |
Steve Anthony (born Stephen Anthony Gomes on 2 April 1959 in Montreal, Quebec)[1] is a Canadian television host. He gained attention throughout Canada as a MuchMusic host, or "VJ" from May 1987 to November 1995.[2]
In 1986 Anthony moved from Montreal's CKGM to take the drive shift on Toronto's Q107. He left the following year to join Much Music.
Anthony was a weekday afternoon host on Toronto radio station 99.9 Mix FM, prior to its August 2008 conversion to the Virgin Radio format. He was also a panelist on the 2006 program MuchMusic VJ Search,[2] a competition of prospective hosts for MuchMusic.
In 2009, he hosted a weekend show on Sirius Satellite Radio channel Iceberg 85[1] and also co-hosts Too Much '80s with Erica Ehm via Astral Media's Orbyt radio syndication service.[3][4]
Beginning in March 2009, Anthony started working at CP24 (and CP24 Breakfast) as a news reporter on the CP24 news chopper, known as Chopper 24. As of September 2009, Anthony is the co-host of CP24 Breakfast alongside CP24's Melissa Grelo.
Career
- mid-1980s: CKGM-AM, Montreal
- 1986-1987: CILQ-FM, (Q107) Toronto - radio afternoon show
- 1987-1989: CFNY-FM, Toronto - radio morning show
- 1987-1995: MuchMusic - VJ[2]
- 1989- 1994?: Citytv, Toronto - co-host, Breakfast Television[2]
- 1998-2001: CHOM-FM, Montreal - radio morning show[2]
- 2001: MuchMusic, 2001: A Space Road Odyssey - television special
- 2001-2003: Mix 99.9, Toronto - radio morning show with Carla Collins[2]
- 2003-2008: Mix 99.9, Toronto - radio afternoon show[2]
- 2006: MuchMusic, VJ Search - panelist[2]
- 2009: CP24, - Chopper 24 news reporter[2]
References
- 1 2 Sirius Satellite Radio / Iceberg 85
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CP24- Steve Anthony - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television Retrieved on May 16, 2009.
- ↑ "Astral Radio Launches 'Orbyt'". Broadcaster. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ↑ Orbyt Media: New Content
External links
- The Spirit of Radio: Steve Anthony
- McCann, Mike (26 October 1998). "Steve Anthony returns to CHOM-FM". Chart. Archived from the original on 2000-10-27. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- South, Al; Argent, Roger (19 November 1998). "Rant Line". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- Yahoo group: Radio in Montreal: Steve Anthony leaving CHOM-FM, 20 May 2001
- Steve Anthony's bio from the VJ Search website