Devon Soltendieck is a Canadian television entertainment reporter. He has been a

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VJ, and from early 2010 until January 2013 an anchor and reporter on

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Early life

Soltendieck attended a summer school for two months in Villars, Switzerland. He returned to Canada to finish high school and graduated from Selwyn House School in

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, Quebec, then from

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. While a student at Dawson, Soltendieck helped run the school newspaper. Before he was hired by MuchMusic, Soltendieck was a student of Economics and Political Science at

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and continued his education in Finance at the

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thereafter. Soltendieck is a professionally trained

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ist and

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and has taught himself to play

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and

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. He is fluently bilingual in English and French.

Career

Soltendieck's career began in 2004, when he won MuchMusic's VJ Search competition at the age of 18. He was first awarded a three-month contract and went on to work for the station for six years.no byline (January 19, 2004). "MuchMusic hopeful doesn't make VJ cut", ''

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'', p. B3. As a VJ, Soltendieck was part of the MuchNews team, interviewing numerous celebrities and covering current events. Soltendieck also briefly appeared in the movie ''

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'', as a MuchMusic reporter. He was voted one of ''

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s "Top 10 Stars on the Verge of a Major Breakout" in March 2005. Soltendieck left Muchmusic in 20210 and joined the news team at

as an anchor and remote host. He ended his run in 2013. He first appeared on '' Etalk'' on August 21, 2013 and worked there unter until November 22, 2018. Starting November 2013, Soltendieck also hosted a short-lived game show ''Pop Quiz'' on the E! Canada entertainment network. Since 2018 he has been working in the advertising industry, first at Terms & Conditions Creative, then at SaltXC, both Toronto-based agencies.

References

External links

Devon Soltendieck page on MuchMusic Official website
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Devon Soltendieck Facebook pageDevon Soltendieck Twitter page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soltendieck, Devon Living people Journalists from Montreal Much (TV channel) personalities Anglophone Quebec people Canadian game show hosts Dawson College alumni People from Dorval Canadian video jockeys 1985 births Selwyn House School alumni