Geoff Pevere
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Geoff Pevere is a Canadian
and arts and media critic. He is the outgoing film critic for the Toronto Star
, and, starting in 2008, will be the paper's book critic. He is also a host of the movie review series Reel to Real on Rogers Television
.
From 1989 to 1993 http://www.amazon.ca/dp/product-description/0132630885, Pevere hosted Prime Time
, a nightly pop culture magazine series on CBC Radio
. He was also a film critic for Canada AM
in the 1990s. In 1993, after the death of Jay Scott
, he was the host of Film International on TVOntario
.
He also cowrote the book Mondo Canuck
, a critical evaluation of Canadian pop culture.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and arts and media critic. He is the outgoing film critic for the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, and, starting in 2008, will be the paper's book critic. He is also a host of the movie review series Reel to Real on Rogers Television
Rogers Television
Rogers TV, are community channels owned by Rogers Communications Inc. Many of these channels share common programs. Rogers TV broadcasts into the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario. Rogers TV is available only in communities served by Rogers' cable and...
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From 1989 to 1993 http://www.amazon.ca/dp/product-description/0132630885, Pevere hosted Prime Time
Prime Time (radio program)
Prime Time was a Canadian radio series, which aired on CBC Radio in the 1980s and 1990s. The program, hosted first by Ralph Benmergui , then by Geoff Pevere , was a pop culture newsmagazine, covering programming and issues in television, radio, popular music, film and media criticism.Prime Time...
, a nightly pop culture magazine series on CBC Radio
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
. He was also a film critic for Canada AM
Canada AM
Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. It is currently hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan, with Marci Ien reporting from the headline news desk and Jeff Hutcheson presenting the weather forecast and sports...
in the 1990s. In 1993, after the death of Jay Scott
Jay Scott
Jay Scott was the pen name of Jeffrey Scott Beaven , a Canadian film critic.Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Scott fled to Canada in 1969 as a draft dodger. He settled in Calgary, and began writing film reviews for the Calgary Albertan a few years later...
, he was the host of Film International on TVOntario
TVOntario
TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
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He also cowrote the book Mondo Canuck
Mondo Canuck
Mondo Canuck: A Canadian Pop Culture Odyssey is a 1996 book by Geoff Pevere and Greig Dymond, collecting critical essays on Canadian pop culture....
, a critical evaluation of Canadian pop culture.