Talent

Senior Manager At Omni TV

“I am humbled and honoured to make Hotstar Presents The ANOKHI List 2017 and to be included in this year’s one-of-a-kind Collector’s Edition Coffee Table Book.  The ANOKHI brand, as the name suggests, is truly unique and I commend Founder and CEO Raj Girn, for being the visionary to launch this initiative and to bring it to the level where it is respected and highly regarded internationally.”  

~ Jake Dheer

“Jake is that one of a kind person who has an ability to work with anyone or any group. He has a unique talent for building relationships and for bringing the best out in everyone he meets. That’s why he’s become the go-to person in Mississauga to host events from every community in our city. There’s no one quite like Jake that I’ve ever met. He is an indefatigable community volunteer.”

~ Bonnie Crombie, Mayor of Mississauga

Kuldip Rai Dheer, also known as Jake Dheer, is a pioneer in broadcast media and one of the most well-known South Asian faces in Canada. He has been working at Rogers Media Inc. for 19 years and currently serves as a senior manager at OMNI Television.

Dheer was born in Moga, India and lived in Uganda for three years before his parents immigrated to Canada in the early ’70s. He was raised in Kitchener and moved to Mississauga after completing high school. He graduated from Humber College in 1983, where he earned a diploma in film and television production. Prior to his current role, he served as senior manager at Rogers TV from 2014 to 2015 and prior to that he was the station manager at Rogers Communications Partnership, Rogers TV, Dufferin-Peel from 1998 to 2014.

One of the first Indo-Canadians to enter showbiz, Dheer worked in various entertainment-related industries, including a publicity company and a major video chain, before making his foray into television. Over the years, he has been honoured with numerous awards for his contribution to television, including Mississauga’s 2005 Citizen of the Year award, a Paul Harris Fellowship from the Rotary International in 2009, a Ted Rogers Innovation Award in 2011, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, the Mississauga Board of Trade’s Employer of the Year Award in 2012 and the Melvin Jones Fellowship from Lions International in 2015.

In 2013, The Mississauga News named Dheer one of Mississauga’s top 30 most influential people in the region. In addition, Community Living Mississauga held a Jake Dheer tribute gala dinner which raised nearly $150,000 for summer programs for children who have an intellectual disability.

Dheer is a strong community activist who serves on the boards of several organizations, including the Mississauga Board of Trade, the City of Mississauga’s Economic Development Advisory Board and the International Film Festival of South Asia, to name a few.

Dheer has also been invited to give several keynote speeches and is often seen emceeing major South Asian events, whether it’s welcoming a leader visiting from India or at major opening ceremonies.

Jake Dheer Speaks At Celebration Square – Mississauga City Hall

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Courtesy of Jake Dheer