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Traci Melchor
Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for CTV's series '' etalk'' and as a judge of the reality competition series ''Canada's Drag Race''. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV's '' The Social''. Early life Originally from Pickering, Ontario, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting at Seneca College. Career She joined CHUM Limited as an entertainment reporter for Citytv, later becoming a cohost of MuchMusic's '' RapCity''. She moved to Los Angeles becoming an entertainment reporter and host for E! and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister station MuchMoreMusic. In 2008, Melchor joined CTV's '' eTalk'' as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents. In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes of ''Canada's Drag Race'', the Canadian edition of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' as ‘Canada’s Squirrel Friend’ and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickering, Ontario
Pickering ( 2021 population 99,186) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region. Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily ethnic British colonists. An increase in population occurred after the American Revolutionary War, when the Crown resettled Loyalists and encouraged new immigration. Many of the smaller rural communities have been preserved and function as provincially significant historic sites and museums. The city also includes the development of Durham Live, a multi-billion-dollar casino complex. History Early period The present-day Pickering was Aboriginal territory for thousands of years. The Wyandot (called the Huron by Europeans), who spoke an Iroquoian language, were the historical people living here in the 15th century. Archeological remains of a large village have been found here, known as the Draper Site. Later, the Wyandot moved northwest to Georgian Bay, where they established their historic ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Canadian Screen Awards
The 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held in the week of May 17 to 20, 2021, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2020.Barry Hertz, "How one Canadian arts institution is rebuilding amid the pandemic". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 5, 2020. Due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, and the partial but incomplete progress of public vaccination, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television announced that the ceremony would proceed virtually, but Academy CEO Beth Janson stated that "it’s not going to be just a Zoom call of an awards show. We have a lot of exciting and creative things in store." Most nominations were announced on March 30, 2021;Victoria Ahearn"‘Blood Quantum,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ top Canadian Screen Award nominations" ''Toronto Star'', March 30, 2021. however, the nominations and winners in sports broadcasting categories were announced at a later date. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CHUM-FM
CHUM-FM is a Canadian radio station in Toronto, Ontario, broadcasting on 104.5 MHz. Owned by Bell Media, the station airs a hot adult contemporary format. CHUM-FM's studios are located at 250 Richmond Street West in the Entertainment District, while its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower. The station is simulcast on Shaw Direct channel 872, and on Bell Satellite TV channel 990. CHUM-FM is consistently one of Toronto's most popular stations according to Numeris' radio ratings. History CHUM-FM started broadcasting on September 1, 1963 with an ERP of 18,000 watts and a transmitter and studio at 1331 Yonge Street. It aired a classical music format, the first station in Canada to do so. On March 21, 1966, their ERP was increased to 54,000 watts. In 1968, CHUM-FM received approval for a change in its transmitter location and increase in power to 100,000 watts. The transmitter was to be moved to the top of the Manufacturer's Life Building at 250 Bloor Street East. At Midn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name ''CTV News'' is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which are closely tied to the national news division. Local newscasts on CTV 2 are also branded as ''CTV News'', although in most cases they are managed separately from the newscasts on the main CTV network. National programs CTV's national news division produces the following programs: * '' CTV National News'', the nightly newscast anchored by Omar Sachedina (weekdays) and Sandie Rinaldo (weekends); * '' W5'', a weekly newsmagazine series; * '' Question Period'', a weekly news and interview series;. CTV News also operates the national 24-hour news channel CTV News Channel and the 24-hour national business news channel BNN Bloomberg, both of which are available across Canada on cable and satellite. The news division produced the weekday morning news and entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CP24 Breakfast
''CP24 Breakfast'' is a Canadian morning television news show that airs on CP24 (Toronto's 24-hour local television news service) weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and weekends from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The weekday edition does not currently have a host following the retirement of George Lagogianes. It is anchored by Nick Dixon and Jennifer Hsiung, Mika Midolo (temporarily off CP24 Breakfast due to cancer diagnoses) is as the transit and weather specialist, Bill Coulter is the meteorologist, and Jee-Yun Lee is the remote and Live Eye Host. The 5:00 a.m. - 5:30 a.m. portion of the program is branded as ''CP24 Before Breakfast,'' and the 5:30 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. block is branded as ''CP24 Early Breakfast.'' History (2009 - 2018) ''CP24 Breakfast'' first aired on March 26, 2009, displacing the simulcast of Citytv Toronto's ''Breakfast Television'', which is now owned by Rogers Media and had been airing on CP24 since its inception in 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Marilyn Denis Show
''The Marilyn Denis Show'' is a Canadian daytime television talk show which debuted on January 10, 2011, on CTV and CTV 2 (formerly A-Channel). Hosted by Marilyn Denis, the show airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on CTV and 11 a.m. ET on CTV 2 (timeslots vary in other time zones). The show has a lifestyle-oriented format similar to Denis's previous Citytv talk show ''CityLine'', but also regularly features celebrity entertainment guests, which are not commonplace on the Citytv program. Denis had left ''CityLine'' in 2008 following the split of the assets of CHUM Limited (Denis was primarily employed as morning co-host on CHUM-FM, which was retained by CTV, whilst her secondary employer Citytv was acquired by Rogers). The current program is produced in the same Toronto building (at 299 Queen Street West) in which ''CityLine'' was based during Denis's tenure, in the same studio as ''CityLine'' which was renovated specifically for the show. On November 17, 2015, the show celebrated its 1000th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as '' Us Weekly'', '' People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and '' The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising solicit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey McKenzie
Stacey McKenzie (born March 27, 1977) is a Jamaican-born Canadian model, runway coach, motivational speaker, and television personality. McKenzie has been a judge on the reality television shows ''America's Next Top Model'', ''Canada's Next Top Model'', and ''Canada's Drag Race''."Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over 'Canada's Drag Race'" '' eTalk'', September 26, 2019. Career Unprepared for the challenges of a modelling career, McKenzie returned to Canada to finish high school. Soon after that, she moved to Paris, France to pursue modelling further. During her fi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (born October 21, 1984) is a Canadian actor, model, and television personality. He is known for appearances in films and television, most notably as Jay in the Lifetime dark comedy-drama series ''Unreal'' (2015–2018) and as one of the main judges on the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race'' (2020). Early life Bowyer-Chapman, whose last name is a hyphenate of his adoptive parents' last names, was born in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta, and adopted when he was 12 days old. His biological younger brother is Cleyon Laing, defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts. His biological father is Jamaican. Bowyer-Chapman was raised, with one sister, in Rimbey, Alberta, a small "predominantly Caucasian" town of less than 2000 people, which he says people in the area refer to as "the Texas of the north." According to Bowyer-Chapman, the region was "very much, like, oil and gas and farming and ranching" and growing up there as a biracial gay man was akin to "a sick socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Goreski
Brad Goreski (born August 15, 1977) is a Canadian-American celebrity fashion stylist and television personality. In 2015, he joined ''Fashion Police'' as a new co-host. Since 2021, he has been one of the regular judges on ''Canada's Drag Race''. Career In 2014, Goreski was named a new co-host of ''Fashion Police'' on the E! Network. In June 2021, it was announced that Goreski would join the panel of ''Canada's Drag Race'' as a main judge, replacing Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie, who announced their departures in March and June 2021, respectively.Joey Nolfi"Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up" ''Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular ...'', June 29, 2021. He studied art history at the University of Southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Brugel
Amanda Brugel (born March 24, 1978) is a Canadian actress. Born and raised in Pointe-Claire (a suburb of Montreal), Quebec, she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Vendetta'' (1999). This was followed by roles in the comedy film ''A Diva's Christmas Carol'' (2000), the slasher horror film '' Jason X'' (2001), the comedy film ''Sex After Kids'' (2013), for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Female Performance, the satirical drama film ''Maps to the Stars'' (2014), the independent drama film ''Room'' (2015), the superhero film '' Suicide Squad'' (2016), the drama film ''Kodachrome'' (2017), and the action thriller film '' Becky'' (2020). Brugel starred as Lynnie Jordan in the Showcase soap opera ''Paradise Falls'' (2008), Michelle Krasnoff in the Citytv comedy series ''Seed'' (2013–2014), Marci Coates in the Space science fiction series ''Orphan Black'' (2015), Nina Gomez in the CBC comedy series '' Kim's Convenience'' (2016–2021), and Rita Blue in the Hulu dystopian d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
