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'''Aamer Haleem''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] radio and television personality, who is |
'''Aamer Haleem''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] radio and television personality, who is a co-host of the [[Vancouver]] edition of ''[[CTV Morning Live]]''. He has hosted the weekday afternoon current affairs program ''[[The Point (radio show)|The Point]]''<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/thepoint "CBC Radio - The Point"]</ref> on [[CBC Radio One]],<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080626.wcbc26/BNStory/Entertainment/home?cid=al_gam_mostview "CBC Radio widens its net"], ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 26, 2008</ref> until it was canceled on June 26, 2009.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/thepoint/MT/2009/06/so_long_everyone.html "So long everyone!"], ''[[CBC.ca]]'', June 26, 2009</ref> |
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He was a host of programming on [[VH1]] in the [[United States]], including ''[[Bands Reunited]]'' and ''[[VSpot Top 20 Countdown]]''. During his time as host of ''Bands Reunited'', he garnered international press for following [[Morrissey]] in an unsuccessful attempt to convince him to reunite [[The Smiths]]. |
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Born in [[London]], Haleem was raised in [[Canada]], where he attended the [[University of Toronto]] and the School of Journalism at [[Humber College]]. His first job was as an associate producer at [[The Sports Network|TSN]]. He also hosted a music video program at [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Channel V]] in 1996, but returned to Canada the following year after the [[transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong]] to host ''[[VTV Breakfast]]'' on |
Born in [[London]], Haleem was raised in [[Canada]], where he attended the [[University of Toronto]] and the School of Journalism at [[Humber College]]. His first job was as an associate producer at [[The Sports Network|TSN]]. He also hosted a music video program at [[Hong Kong]]'s [[Channel V]] in 1996, but returned to Canada the following year after the [[transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong]] to host ''[[VTV Breakfast]]'' on Vancouver television station [[CIVT-TV]] (then known as "VTV"). |
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Revision as of 17:22, 18 February 2013
Aamer Haleem is a Canadian radio and television personality, who is a co-host of the Vancouver edition of CTV Morning Live. He has hosted the weekday afternoon current affairs program The Point[1] on CBC Radio One,[2] until it was canceled on June 26, 2009.[3]
He was a host of programming on VH1 in the United States, including Bands Reunited and VSpot Top 20 Countdown. During his time as host of Bands Reunited, he garnered international press for following Morrissey in an unsuccessful attempt to convince him to reunite The Smiths.
Born in London, Haleem was raised in Canada, where he attended the University of Toronto and the School of Journalism at Humber College. His first job was as an associate producer at TSN. He also hosted a music video program at Hong Kong's Channel V in 1996, but returned to Canada the following year after the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong to host VTV Breakfast on Vancouver television station CIVT-TV (then known as "VTV").
References
- ^ "CBC Radio - The Point"
- ^ "CBC Radio widens its net", The Globe and Mail, June 26, 2008
- ^ "So long everyone!", CBC.ca, June 26, 2009
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