1. Jay Onrait first joined TSN in 1996 as an editorial assistant while attending Ryerson Polytechnic University.
11 Facts About Jay Onrait
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Jay Onrait later went on to become sports director at CFSK-TV in Saskatoon and then spent two years as the host of The Big Breakfast on the A-Channel in Winnipeg.
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Jay 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.
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Jay Onrait moved to TSN in 2002 and in 2003 began co-hosting SportsCentre alongside Dan O'Toole.
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Jay Onrait's blogs are usually spiced with references to pop culture.
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Jay Onrait's father was a pharmacist in Athabasca, and Onrait held jobs at the pharmacy growing up.
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When Jay Onrait graduated from Edwin Parr Composite School in 1992, he was given a $250 graduation award for physical education from the Royal Canadian Legion's Athabasca branch, despite not taking any athletic classes in his final year of high school.
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In 2018, Jay Onrait gave the Athabaca Legion a $251 refund at a fundraiser dinner for the Athabasca Regional Multiplex.
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Since 2011, Jay Onrait has compiled a best albums year-end list with TSN sports personality Dave Hodge.
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Jay Onrait married Chobi Liang, a former TSN publicist, in October 2013, after splitting with Darcy Modin in 2002.
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Jay Onrait was nominated for a Gemini Award in 2010, and won the award in 2011 for Best Sportscaster for his work on Sportscentre.