Jojo Chintoh
| Jojo Chintoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1944 Ghana |
| Nationality |  Ghana /  Canada |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
Jojo Chintoh (born c. 1944[1]) is a Canadian television journalist, who worked as a feature and documentary reporter for Citytv in Toronto until 2009-10.[2]
Biography
Born in Ghana, Chintoh moved to Canada with his family in 1969. He became editor of several newspapers, including Contrast, before joining Citytv in 1978. He was hired at a time when Moses Znaimer was making efforts to have television personalities reflect the diverse cultures of the city, and Chintoh was the first black reporter on the station.[3] He focused on crime reporting for the station in the early 1990s.[4]
He is the father of three daughters Adjoa, Araba and Mansa.
In 1985, Chintoh received a CanPro award and a Gemini award nomination for his series Down and Out in Parkdale. He received the 1984 Sovereign Award from the Canadian Racing Community for his Quest for the Plate series.[5]
References
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- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (December 6, 2004). "From City to global phenom", Playback, p. 6.
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External links
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