Steve Paikin has hosted The Agenda on TVO since 2006, and in a blog post today, he's announced The Agenda is coming to an end. The final show will air on June 27, 2025.
Nearly three years ago when I signed my current contract, John Ferri (TVO’s vice-president overseeing current affairs) and I both agreed that this would be my final deal as a full-time employee with the station. As much as I have loved hosting The Agenda for the past 19 years (and hosting four other programs for TVO over the past 32 years in total), anchoring a daily program is a seven-day-a-week job. When the show is on the air, you’re studying research, vetting questions, booking guests, and writing a weekly column until 11 p.m. (or later) pretty much every night of the week.
I realized that if I ever wanted to tackle some of the other things on life’s to-do list, I just couldn’t do them and host a daily show at the same time. Something’s gotta give.
So, by mutual agreement, this will be the final season of The Agenda. Our final show will be on the last Friday in June.
The Agenda is pretty great and will most definitely be missed. I'll be sure to get FOTM Steve Paikin in the basement for an exit interview this June, and I'll see if he can join us at Great Lakes Brewery on June 26 for #TMLX18.
