Jay Onrait

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jay Onrait
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1974(1974-08-29)
Age	50
Birthplace	Canada
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Virgo

Jay Onrait Biography

Jay Onrait is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on August 29, 1974 in Canada, Canada. Canadian television host and sports anchor who worked as a co-host from 2003 until 2013 on the 1 AM edition of SportsCentre.

Another Canadian sports television show host like him is Ron MacLean.

Onrait is a native of Athabasca, Alberta and briefly attended the University of Alberta upon graduating from high school in 1992, planning to study pharmacy to follow in his father Dale’s footsteps. He describes these 2 years as “The Lost Years”. Following in his interest in broadcasting, he obtained a volunteer internship at Edmonton TV station ITV, later attending and graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in Radio and Television Arts.

Onrait first joined TSN in 1996 as an editorial assistant while attending Ryerson Polytechnic University. He 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. 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 in 2003 began co-hosting 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 TSN2 until it was taken off the air in October 2011.

He grew up with his family in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Jay Onrait Net Worth

Jay Onrait is one of the richest TV Show Host from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jay Onrait 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Ryerson University and worked for TSN in 1996 as an editorial assistant.

He won a Gemini Award in 2011 for Best Sportscaster.

Jay Michael Onrait (born August 29, 1974) is a Canadian television personality and sports anchor who hosts SC with Jay and Dan on TSN. Since 2003, he has been frequently paired with fellow Canadian broadcaster Dan O’Toole.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jay Onrait height 6 ft 6 in Jay weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jay Onrait Dating?

According to our records, Jay Onrait married to Chobi Liang , Darcy Modin. As of December 1, 2023, Jay Onrait’s is not dating anyone.

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The podcast moved to Fox Sports 1 when Onrait and O’Toole joined the network in 2013. The podcast was now produced by Mike Botticello and Pat Muldowney with “Engineer” Jim Mitchell working the boards and participating in the “Six Degrees with Engineer Jim” segment. Memorable episodes included the first Christmas episode and the “Mike Can’t Read” episode with guest Fox NFL Rules expert Mike Pereira.

Facts & Trivia

Jay Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jay Onrait celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

On May 3, 2013, TSN announced that Onrait and his broadcast partner Dan O’Toole would be leaving SportsCentre for broadcast opportunities on U.S. television at the newly formed Fox Sports 1 in Los Angeles. They continued to host SportsCentre until June 28, 2013.

Is Jay Onrait still with TSN?

Jay Onrait hosts SC WITH JAY ONRAIT, airing live weekdays at 12 a.m. midnight ET on TSN with encore broadcasts the following morning. Born in Calgary and raised in Athabasca, Alta., Onrait first joined TSN in 1996 as an editorial assistant while still in school.

Did Jay and Dan get Cancelled?

On December 21, 2017, it was announced that SC with Jay and Dan would be moving from a Monday–Friday schedule to a Sunday–Thursday schedule in 2018. On February 2, 2021, Dan O’Toole was laid off by Bell Media as part of a wider series of cuts across the company, which led to the program’s cancellation.

How old is Jay Onrait?

48 years (August 29, 1974)

Where did Dan from Jay and Dan go?

From 2003 to 2013 and 2017 to February 2021, he co-hosted the 1:00 AM (ET) weekday broadcast of TSN’s SportsCentre , alongside Jay Onrait. In May 2013, O’Toole and Onrait revealed they would be leaving TSN and Canada at the end of June to work as co-anchors on the newly created Fox Sports 1 channel based in Los Angeles.

Who got fired from TSN?

“I sought a medical exemption and was denied,” he wrote. Nilan did not specify what his medical conditions are.