Studio 2

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Studio 2
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Presented by Steve Paikin and Paula Todd
Country of origin Canada
No. of episodesunknown
Release
Original network TVOntario
Original release1994 (1994) 
June 2006 (2006-06)

Studio 2 was a daily (weeknights) current affairs newsmagazine on TVOntario in Ontario, Canada. The show won several Gemini Awards, and was hosted by Steve Paikin and Paula Todd (who replaced original co-host Mary Hynes in the show's third season), and first aired in 1994. [1]

TVOntario announced the program's termination on June 29, 2006. [2] The final episode aired on June 30, and was replaced that fall with a new series hosted by Paikin, The Agenda . [3]

Rather than a newscast style, Studio 2 tackled certain current news stories affecting many Canadians with a focus often on Ontario. Regular topics on the show included healthcare, federal politics, provincial politics, terrorism, foreign affairs, the environment, the arts and many others. The show usually performed a deep analysis, often with open discussions among experts or even interviewing specific figures involved in the issues. Also included were arts and current affairs documentary segments, live performance, and in-depth personal interviews.

The show was partially integrated with two other TVOntario series hosted by Paikin, Fourth Reading and Diplomatic Immunity , which used the same studio and production team and aired immediately after Studio 2 on their respective nights, but were treated and billed as separate series rather than segments of Studio 2. Fourth Reading had already been in production for two years before Studio 2 premiered, while Diplomatic Immunity began as a segment on Studio 2 before being spun off into its own series in 1998. However, when Studio 2 was replaced with The Agenda, the new program fully subsumed both Fourth Reading and Diplomatic Immunity as well. [4]

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References

  1. "Paikin, Hynes named co-hosts of TVO current-affairs program". Waterloo Region Record , June 29, 1994.
  2. Robert Benzie and Rob Ferguson, "Liberals plan big overhaul of TVOntario; Studio 2 to be axed, new program planned Network to focus on 'digital learning'"]. Toronto Star , June 29, 2006.
  3. Michael Posner, "'We will take the time. We will go deep'". The Globe and Mail , September 27, 2006.
  4. Jim Coyle, "Legislature fades from media radar". Toronto Star , September 15, 2008.