Glen Baxter (journalist)
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Glen Baxter is a Canadian
television journalist, currently a host of CTV
's In Fashion and a reporter for FashionTelevisionChannel.
, Glen Baxter moved to Toronto
to study journalism at Ryerson University
, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Arts.
on the station’s weekly show Survolt. In 1991, Glen received a call from Canadian television guru Moses Znaimer
and landed a job at MuchMusic
as an on-air reporter for FAX (now MuchNews). He made the jump to entertainment as a reporter for Citytv
's CityPulse in Toronto
. In 2001, Glen became host of In Fashion and reporter for FashionTelevisionChannel, where he reports on fashion, design and photography.
Every season, Glen can be seen reporting on-site at Toronto Fashion Week
, and Montréal Fashion Week
.
, Africa
and the Middle East
were displayed in four solo exhibitions. He has raised more than $50,000 for Right To Play
from his annual exhibits and auctions. He also spent time visiting the charity’s programs in the African nations of Benin
and Ethiopia
, where he met with volunteers and children who benefit from the organization's work.
Baxter has also volunteered for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
(CANFAR) as a junior committee member for five years, where he helped organize and attended the foundations’ 8-Ball and Red Party, which helped raised close to half a million dollars for HIV
/AIDS
research.
Baxter has also been a guest speaker and regular host for John Ralston Saul
's Le Francais Pour L'Avenir (French for the Future), where he encouraged high school students to speak and learn French and shared his thoughts on bilingualism.
In March 2009, Glen became Honorary Chair of SNAP!09, an annual photographic fundraiser held in Toronto that benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT).
In September 2009, Glen emceed The Best of Canada Interior Design Awards in Toronto
. In October of the same year, Glen moderated FASHION//NEXT: The Annual Forum for Toronto’s Next Generation of Fashion Industry Professionals.
On June 11, 2009, he hosted the Canadian Centre for Architecture
’s annual event in Montreal
, attended by Quebec
Premier Jean Charest
and Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay
.
He has appeared in the Toronto Star
’s Top 10 Best Dressed Men in Canada and earned a style award from The Globe and Mail
in 1996.
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...
television journalist, currently a host of CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
's In Fashion and a reporter for FashionTelevisionChannel.
Early life and education
Raised in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Glen Baxter moved to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to study journalism at Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Arts.
Career
While still a student at Ryerson University, Glen Baxter began his career in television with a brief stint as a producer at YTV. While at YTV, Glen also landed his first job on TV as an arts and entertainment on-camera reporter for French CBC (Société Radio-Canada)Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
on the station’s weekly show Survolt. In 1991, Glen received a call from Canadian television guru Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer, M.A., O.Ont is a co-founder and former head of Citytv, the first independent television station in Toronto, Canada, and the current head of ZoomerMedia.-Early life and career:...
and landed a job at MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
as an on-air reporter for FAX (now MuchNews). He made the jump to entertainment as a reporter for Citytv
CITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
's CityPulse in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. In 2001, Glen became host of In Fashion and reporter for FashionTelevisionChannel, where he reports on fashion, design and photography.
Every season, Glen can be seen reporting on-site at Toronto Fashion Week
Fashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
, and Montréal Fashion Week
Fashion Week
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
.
Projects
Baxter's photographs from AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
were displayed in four solo exhibitions. He has raised more than $50,000 for Right To Play
Right to Play
Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world...
from his annual exhibits and auctions. He also spent time visiting the charity’s programs in the African nations of Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
and Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, where he met with volunteers and children who benefit from the organization's work.
Baxter has also volunteered for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research is a Canadian charitable foundation whose goal is to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS to increase funds for research. All of CANFAR’s fundraising efforts are geared towards raising money to fund Canadian HIV/AIDS research...
(CANFAR) as a junior committee member for five years, where he helped organize and attended the foundations’ 8-Ball and Red Party, which helped raised close to half a million dollars for HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
research.
Baxter has also been a guest speaker and regular host for John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul
John Ralston Saul, CC is a Canadian author, essayist, and President of International PEN.As an essayist, Saul is particularly known for his commentaries on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of manager-, or more precisely technocrat-, led societies; the...
's Le Francais Pour L'Avenir (French for the Future), where he encouraged high school students to speak and learn French and shared his thoughts on bilingualism.
In March 2009, Glen became Honorary Chair of SNAP!09, an annual photographic fundraiser held in Toronto that benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT).
In September 2009, Glen emceed The Best of Canada Interior Design Awards in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. In October of the same year, Glen moderated FASHION//NEXT: The Annual Forum for Toronto’s Next Generation of Fashion Industry Professionals.
On June 11, 2009, he hosted the Canadian Centre for Architecture
Canadian Centre for Architecture
The Canadian Centre for Architecture is a museum of architecture and research centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Phyllis Lambert is the Founding Director and Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Mirko Zardini is the Director and Chief Curator....
’s annual event in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, attended by Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
Premier Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
and Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community...
.
He has appeared in 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...
’s Top 10 Best Dressed Men in Canada and earned a style award from The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
in 1996.