Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer | |
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Мовсес Денид Знамиер | |
Kulob, Tajikistan, Soviet Union | |
Nationality | Soviet Canadian |
Education | BA (McGill University), M.A.(Harvard University, 1965) |
Title | President of ZoomerMedia |
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Website | http://www.mosesznaimer.com/ |
Moses Znaimer
Early life and education
Znaimer was born to
In his youth, Znamier attended United Talmud Torah and then Herzliah High School in the United Talmud Torahs of Montreal private school system, where he developed a reputation for the quality of his voice while performing Friday services. He has remarked that the young women flocking to hear him sing the prayers gave him a taste of what it is like to have groupies.[1]
He graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a B.A. in philosophy and politics (and served as president of the McGill Debating Union), and from Harvard University with an M.A. in government in the mid-1960s.
CBC
Znaimer's career in broadcasting began when he joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in the mid-1960s in Montreal and Ottawa. He became well known for his work as host of CBC Radio's Cross Country Checkup, as well as co-host of CBC Television's Take 30 with Adrienne Clarkson. After being denied the opportunity to pursue his creative vision at the CBC, Znaimer quit and went into private broadcasting.[1]
Citytv
With all of the VHF television licences in Toronto taken, Znaimer and a partnership applied for and was awarded the city's first UHF commercial broadcasting licence, on channel 79. Citytv launched in 1972, and changed frequency to channel 57 in 1983. With Citytv, he gradually began to pioneer a distinctive style of broadcasting, inspired in part by Marshall McLuhan, which emphasized a strongly local, hip and casual format aimed at young audiences.
In 1981, Toronto-based media conglomerate
Throughout the 1990s, Znaimer presided over a considerable expansion of the CHUM-City television empire.
.Znaimer left Citytv and CHUM Limited in April 2003, but stayed on in certain production roles. He co-founded and for a time served as chairman of
Ultimately, CHUM Limited was acquired in 2007 by
ZoomerMedia
In 2006, Moses Znaimer filed an application with the CRTC to acquire
He also announced a subsequent deal to acquire web developer Fifty-Plus Net International, with the intention of launching a
In 2008, Znaimer officially incorporated
Personal life
In 2005, Znaimer received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, for his lifetime contributions to broadcasting.[5] In 2006, he was made a member of the Order of Ontario.[6]
An avid collector of vintage television sets, including the set David Sarnoff presented at the 1939 World's Fair, Znaimer's MZTV Museum of Television is located at The ZoomerPlex (ZoomerMedia building), in the Liberty Village area of Toronto.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "In the Beginning Mz Way|".
- ^ Cannasat Therapeutics appoints Dr. David Pattenden as Chairman of the Board[permanent dead link], Cannasat Therapeutics press release, June 16, 2009
- Report on Business, October 5, 2007.
- ^ "Spiritual TV fits Moses' Zoomer vision Archived 2009-06-19 at the Wayback Machine. The Globe and Mail, June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Moses Znaimer biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ CNW Group | ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION | Order of Ontario appointments announced Archived 2007-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MZTV Museum of Television". mztv.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.