Ellie Tesher (born 1941) is a Canadian journalist and advice columnist.

Biography

Born in

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, Tesher studied sociology at the

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. She then worked for the

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in Toronto as a caseworker. In 1974, while studying toward a master's degree in

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

, Tesher began working as a freelance journalist. In 1977, she was hired by the ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...

''. She has held a variety of positions with the ''Star'', both as a writer and an editor. In September, 2002, following the death of

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, Tesher debuted as the ''Star's'' new advice columnist. Her column has now been syndicated to 31 newspapers in both Canada and the

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, including the ''

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'' and most of

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's Ontario dailies. With her daughter Lisi Tesher -also an advice columnist- she briefly hosted a Sunday evening

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advice show on

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radio in 2005. However, the show was canceled at the end of that year. In 2006/2007, she was the host of the reality show " Outlaw Inlaws" on Slice (formerly Life). The show was picked up for a second season.

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Ask Ellie"Outlaw Inlaws
at slice.ca 1941 births Living people Canadian advice columnists University of Toronto alumni Toronto Star people Canadian women journalists Canadian women columnists Writers from Toronto Canadian women non-fiction writers Jewish Canadian journalists Jewish advice columnists Advice columns {{Canada-journalist-stub

Biography

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