Elissa Lansdell is a

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television personality currently based in Toronto, Ontario. She was a correspondent for

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and hosted ''

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'' on

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. Lansdell began her television career as an associate producer for '' The Camilla Scott Show'' on the

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. She then began working in front of the camera, reporting on weather at

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in Toronto and The New RO in Ottawa. In 2002, she moved to

to co-host ''CMT Central'' alongside

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. While working as a correspondent at the 2003

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, she met

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drummer Keech Rainwater and the two were married in September 2004. They had one child, Amélie, in 2006, and divorced in 2010.

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External links

Elissa LansdellElissa Lansdell bio from CMT Canada website
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