John Moore (broadcaster)
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John Sanford Moore (born June 5, 1966), better known as John Moore, is a Canadian radio and television broadcaster, film critic, actor, voice actor and comedian.
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, he works for CFRB 1010 in Toronto, Ontario.
[edit] Career
Moore began his post-secondary studies at Vanier College. While attending university he taught pre-school and worked in corporate public relations. After graduating with dual degrees in Communications at Concordia University, and from the School of Community and Public Affairs, Moore launched his career in radio journalism as a reporter at CHOM-FM in Montreal.
Since 1999, Moore has worked as an entertainment reporter and film reviewer on the morning show at radio station CFRB 1010 in Toronto, Ontario. Not long after the 2003 departure of John Oakley to competing station CFMJ, he began hosting The John Moore Show during afternoon drive time. Moore is also an entertainment reporter for CJAD and Mix 999.
He has previously worked for Radio-Canada, French language radio and hosted a television fishing show. Moore also hosts Mystery Ink, a show about mystery fiction aired frequently on the Mystery specialty television channel. Moore was also the host of Escalator Movie Reviews on Global TV.
Moore considers his most memorable news reporting experience to have occurred years after he had given up hard news coverage when he found himself in New York City on September 11th, 2001.
[edit] Personal life
- In 2006, Moore appeared as a contestant on the game show, Jeopardy!. He placed last, finishing with a negative amount of money.
- Moore lives in Toronto and in Montreal and is a founding member of Montreal’s On the Spot Improv company.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- John Moore at the Internet Movie Database
- Vaniercollege website profile on John Moore
- Mystery Ink
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