Murtz Jaffer
Murtz Jaffer | |
|---|---|
 Murtz Jaffer | |
| Born | Murtz Jaffer North York, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Host, Writer, Journalist |
Murtz Jaffer is a Canadian celebrity journalist. He hosted the television show Reality Obsessed which aired on TVTropolis and the Global Reality Channel in Canada. He recently served as a freelance producer with Canada AM. He is the television editor of InsidePulse.com and a freelance producer with CTV Newschannel. Jaffer currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
Career
Jaffer began his career writing for The Sports Network at the age of 17. After reporting for the site from 1997–1998, Jaffer wrote for a variety of wrestling websites before deciding to launch his own internet property in 2001.
In 2002, Jaffer launched Survivor-Central, an online resource about Survivor just as he began studying at the University of Toronto. The site became one of only a handful of websites dedicated to the show. The site led to Jaffer developing a reputation as a Survivor expert.[1]
In 2004, Jaffer merged Survivor-Central with InsidePulse.com, an entertainment website.[2]
Jaffer graduated from Centennial College's post-graduate journalism program in 2003. He has worked at Entertainment Tonight Canada, the Toronto Sun, Z103.5, Virgin Radio 99.9 and volunteered at CTV.ca. He has freelanced for the National Post and TV Guide Canada.
In 2007, he appeared in The New York Times for starting an anti-application Facebook group.[3]
In 2008, Jaffer was recognized as one of Centennial College's Alumnus of Distinction award winners, becoming one of the award's youngest recipients.[4]
Jaffer was the host of Reality Obsessed which aired on the TVTropolis network in Canada. The show was a behind-the-scenes look at reality television and won a Gemini Award for 'Best Direction In A Reality Series' for its 'Ultimate Casting Tape' first-season episode.[5]
In 2011, Jaffer received the 'Special Achievement In Reality Reporting Award' at the Reality Rocks convention in Los Angeles.[6] Later that year Jaffer appeared as an extra on the season finale of Dan for Mayor on CTV.[7]
In 2015, Jaffer worked as a freelance producer on the Canada AM morning program.
He is currently a producer with CTV Newschannel.
Notes
- ^ CANOE - JAM! Television - TV Shows - Survivor 9: Vanuatu: New 'Survivor' premieres Thursday
- ^ Inside Pulse - Celebrating 2 years of pop culture!
- ^ Have Facebook Applications Gone Too Far? - New York Times
- ^ IMDB- Murtz Jaffer
- ^ ChannelCanada Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TVGuide.ca Canadian honoured for reality reporting
- ^ Murtz Jaffer Appears On Dan For Mayor Season 2 Finale: Dan For Mayor Season 2 Behind-The-Scenes Exclusive Part 2
External links
- YouTube - Murtz On Red Carpet At Sexiest Men and Women of Reality TV 2008 Calendar Launch Party
- Murtz Jaffer, InsidePulse.com Article archive
- Murtzcellanious: Murtz Jaffer talks to Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof
- Murtz LIVE At Bell Media / CTV TV Upfront 2011: Bell Media & CTV Announce New TV Schedule
- Murtz On The Scene: 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards Review - Gaga Dominates MMVA's
- Have Facebook applications gone too far? (New York Times)
- Murtz Jaffer's Interview With Samaire Armstrong Gets Photos 'Removed' From Maxim
- Samaire Armstrong removed from Maxim Mag photo-shoot
- Samaire Armstrong (Maxim.com)
- Even Better Than the Real Thing? (U of T Magazine)
- Murtz Jaffer's Television Show Reality Obsessed
- Inside Pulse
- May 24th 2011 – ActorsE Chat with Reality Show Expert Murtz Jaffer with Host Yi Tian on Actors Entertainment