Jelena Adzic (

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radio and television journalist, currently the national arts and entertainment journalist for

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Career

Adzic began working at the CBC in 2002, where she has since become the national face of entertainment news.Adzic fumbles her way to the top
She hosts the television program " CBC News: The Scene" and also covers live events such as the

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. She has interviewed household names such as

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, Deepak Chopra and

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. She also does radio, including reporting and guest hosting for CBC programs such as "

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" and "

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". Adzic's approach to interviewing is friendly and informal, even when meeting A-listers such as

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. Her conversational style has resulted from wanting to treat her guests as equals. According to Adzic, "...the only area for me to break through that is to not be so reserved and guarded and not have this deference." Earlier in her career, Adzic hosted the show ''

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'' at

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and worked as a reporter at TechTV. Adzic has also produced programs for

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, as well as the

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, where she worked on "Suite & Simple", a travel series broadcast on the American channel

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. Adzic has spoken out about the harassment female journalists experience when out in the field and how they are also expected to smile more than their male counterparts.

Background

Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Adzic immigrated to Canada when she was a child. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and business administration from

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and studied documentary film production at

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. After finishing university, Adzic worked on a newspaper in Korea and did film production in Finland before returning to Canada. She is married with two children and paints in her spare time.

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