Jay Onrait
| Jay Onrait | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1974 Calgary, Alberta |
| Occupation | Television Personality |
| Known for | SportsCentre |
Jay Michael Onrait (born August 29, 1974) is a Canadian television personality. He is the co-host, along with Dan O'Toole, for the late night broadcast of SportsCentre.
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[edit] Personal
Onrait is a native of Athabasca, Alberta. Onrait briefly attended the University of Alberta upon graduating from high school in 1992. He describes these 2 years as "The Lost Years". He later attended and graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Arts.[1]
[edit] Career
Onrait first joined TSN in 1996 as an editorial assistant while attending Ryerson University. He later went on to become sports director at Global TV in Saskatoon and then spent two years as the host of the The Big Breakfast on the A-Channel in Winnipeg. Onrait then joined NHL Network in 2001 as host of both the network's flagship show NHL on the Fly and Molson That's Hockey 2. He moved to TSN in 2002 and since 2003 he has co-hosted SportsCentre alongside Dan O'Toole. In 2006, Onrait began blogging at tsn.ca. Topics have included the Stanley Cup and the NBA, as well as an all-day blog about the NHL trade deadline. His blogs are usually spiced with references to pop culture. In October 2010 he also became the host of the Sportscentre Morning Rush on TSN 2 until it was taken off the air in October 2011.
During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Onrait served as co-host of Olympic Morning alongside Beverly Thomson.
In July 2011 Onrait began hosting The Week That Was on MuchMoreMusic, a half-hour show featuring humorous clips from other Canadian Television shows. The show was intended to be a Canadian version of The Soup. Onrait continued to host SportsCentre and Sportscentre Morning Rush on TSN and TSN2 while hosting The Week That Was. The show was cancelled after 4 episodes.
[edit] Awards
Onrait was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2010, and again in 2011 (this time winning)[2] for Best Sportscaster/Anchor for his work on Sportscentre.
