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Steve Paikin

Steve Paikin, Canadian journalist and author

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Born
June 9, 1960
Age in 2026
66
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1960

About Steve Paikin

Steven Hillel Paikin is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and was formerly the anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin. For 1993's Return to the Warsaw Ghetto, Paikin won the "Silver Screen Award" at the U.S. He also co-created the Queen's Park magazine Fourth Reading, which he hosted for 14 years. In 1998, he co-created and began hosting Diplomatic Immunity, a weekly foreign affairs commentary show. In 2025 he was awarded the Hyman Solomon Award issued by the Public Policy Forum to honour an outstanding Canadian journalist.

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Steve Paikin timeline

  1. For 1993's Return to the Warsaw Ghetto, Paikin won the "Silver Screen Award" at the U.S.
  2. In 1998, he co-created and began hosting Diplomatic Immunity, a weekly foreign affairs commentary show.
  3. In 2025 he was awarded the Hyman Solomon Award issued by the Public Policy Forum to honour an outstanding Canadian journalist.

The world when Steve Paikin was born

Steve Paikin was born in 1960. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1960

  • #1 song"The Twist" – Chubby Checker
  • Top movieThe Apartment
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookTo Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins Olympic gold in boxing
  • Top headlineJFK elected as youngest US president
  • Technology milestoneFirst working laser demonstrated
  • Defining fadThe Twist dance craze
  • Notable inventionLaser
  • World population3.03 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population180.7M

1960 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Steve Paikin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19602026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,700$435,000
Average income$7,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population180.7M341 million

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