Moses Znaimer

Moses Znaimer is Co-Founder, and former President and Executive Producer of Toronto's radical and popular independent television station, Citytv (1972); MuchMusic (1984); MuchMoreMusic (1998); MusiquePlus (1986); MusiMax (1997); Bravo!-Canada's NewStyleArtsChannel (1995); SPACE: The Imagination Station (1997); CablePulse24 (1998); Canadian Learning Television - Television That Teaches (1999); Star! - The Entertainment Information Station (1999); Drive-In Classics (2001); FashionTelevision - The Channel (2001); BookTelevision - The Channel (2001); CourtTV Canada (2001); SexTV - The Channel (2001); MuchLoud (2001); MuchVibe (2001); Citytv Vancouver (2002).

Internationally, Znaimer licensed MuchaMusica, a Spanish language pop music joint venture seen in Argentina and other parts of the "Southern Cone" of South America; "Jyrki" in Finland; Citytv Bogot· in Colombia; and Citytv Barcelona in Catalunya, Spain. Domestically, he played a crucial role in the historic bid to privatize Alberta's public educational television station, ACCESS, of which he is now Chairman and Executive Producer; and took on the creative transformation of CKVR Barrie, a 40 year CBC network affiliate which was changed into a news, entertainment and sports-oriented independent station for Toronto and Central Ontario known as The New VR. Similar transformations have taken place at The New RO (Ottawa and The Valley), The New PL (London), The New NX (Wingham)and The New WI (Windsor). The New VI was built from scratch in Victoria, B.C.and joined the "NewNet" family in October of 2001.

Moses is known to the Canadian arts and business communities for having brought an original drive in television and allied communications arts into a comfortable alignment with the practical demands of commerce. He is known to the world broadcasting community for his innovation:the Participatory and Interactive Streetfront, Studioless, Television Operating System.

Components of "ZnaimerVision" have achieved widespread recognition on their own - "Videography" has transformed the economics and aesthetics of television news gathering; Speakers Corner ô has been heralded as the first effective electronic parallel to the "letter to the editor"; and "CHUMCity: The Building that shoots itself" reinvents the television "factory" as a perpetual performance and demystifies the television process in a way that's important for the democratization of the medium.

Znaimer's many honours include: The Urban Alliance on Race Relations Diversity Award for his commitment to promoting a work force that accurately reflects Toronto's ethno- racial makeup; The Human Rights Centre Gold Medal for outstanding contribution to the promotion of tolerance and creative race relations; The Canadian Council of Christians and Jews Human Relations Award for making his on-air casting and overall employment policies a living symbol of the new, multicultural, multiracial, multilifestyle Canadian reality; and The Advancement of Minorities in the Entertainment Industry Achievement Award from the Black Film and Video Networks.