JoJo Savard
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JoJo Savard, born Jocelyne Savard, is a well-known medium
, or psychic
, in Canada
.
JoJo Savard is a former French-Canadian television psychic who gained popularity during the early 1990s. She began her media career in 1981 in Vancouver, being regularly featured on the Tomorrow’s Fortune television program; however, her popularity blossomed in the early 1990s with a short TV astrology segment called 'Jocelyn', which was aired between television shows on CFCF-TV
in Montreal. With Savard's popularity on the rise, she shifted her focus in 1994 and began the widely popular Jojo's Psychic Alliance telemarketing hotline across Canada. Her infomercial
was featured on French and English television. Subsequently, Savard went under contract to the Miami-based telemarketing firm Ormazd Inc., to host an American-based astrology hotline called The Power of Love in the United States.
Her pay per call phone line was one of the most successful pay per call phone lines in Canadian history; according to Maclean's
magazine, two million Canadians called her $4.99-a-minute phone number each day in 1996.
Mediumship
Mediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
, or psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
, in Canada
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...
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JoJo Savard is a former French-Canadian television psychic who gained popularity during the early 1990s. She began her media career in 1981 in Vancouver, being regularly featured on the Tomorrow’s Fortune television program; however, her popularity blossomed in the early 1990s with a short TV astrology segment called 'Jocelyn', which was aired between television shows on CFCF-TV
CFCF-TV
CFCF-DT is a CTV-owned and operated station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
in Montreal. With Savard's popularity on the rise, she shifted her focus in 1994 and began the widely popular Jojo's Psychic Alliance telemarketing hotline across Canada. Her infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
was featured on French and English television. Subsequently, Savard went under contract to the Miami-based telemarketing firm Ormazd Inc., to host an American-based astrology hotline called The Power of Love in the United States.
Her pay per call phone line was one of the most successful pay per call phone lines in Canadian history; according to Maclean's
Maclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
magazine, two million Canadians called her $4.99-a-minute phone number each day in 1996.
External links
- Biography of Jojo Savard at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...