Monday, August 19, 2013

MY FAVOURITE TV HOST: Ziya Tong of "The Daily Planet" and "Wired Science"

    
 
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Ziya Tong working on location, 2012
Born1980 (age 32–33)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia (B.A.)
McGill University (M.S.)
OccupationTelevision Personality and Producer
Website
ziyatong.com
Ziya Tong is a television personality and producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

 

Early life and education

She was born in London, England of Chinese and Macedonian descent.[2][3] and later lived in Hong Kong.[4]
Tong moved from Hong Kong to Canada when she was 11.
She received her B.A. degree from the University of British Columbia in psychology and sociology.[5] At McGill University, she graduated with an M.S. in communications[6] and also majored in psychology.[7]

Career

After university, she worked as a reporter, and as a Senior Producer for the news-portal Orientation Global Networks in New York.
Tong began hosting the CBC Television series ZeD in the 2004-05 season, succeeding Sharon Lewis. For this, she was nominated for a Gemini Award for Viewer's Choice for Lifestyle Host in 2005.[8]
After ZeD, Tong moved to CTV to host the new television series Island Escapes, which premiered on January 6, 2006. Critic Denise Duguay called her a "lively and game travel host".[1] In this position, she visited many exotic island locations, and highlighted the attractions of places such as New Caledonia, Bedarra Island and Fiji.
Starting in January, 2007 she worked as a host and producer for two science shows, Wired Science on PBS[2] and The Leading Edge, a Canadian science series on The Knowledge Network.[9]
Tong has also written for Wired magazine[10] and blogged on the Wired Science site for PBS.[11] She also was a reporter for NOVA on PBS.[12]
After joining Discovery Channel's Daily Planet as a guest host for November and December 2008, she was named the new permanent co-host of the daily science program.[13]

Career timeline

  • 2004–2005: ZeD host
  • 2006: "Island Escape" host
  • 2007: "Leading Edge" host, Wired Science host and producer
  • 2008-9: NOVA reporter, co-host
  • 2008–present: Daily Planet co-host

References

  1. ^ a b Denise Duguay, "Island tour too rushed," Leader Post, Regina, Saskatchewan: December 16, 2005, pg. F.3.
  2. ^ a b Malcolm Parry, "Young soprano shows her bombshell style," The Vancouver Sun, December 23, 2006, pg. B.4.
  3. ^ "Mixed Asian Celebrities"
  4. ^ Dana Gee, "ZeD on CBC a place for new ideas," The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: October 29, 2004, pg. B.9.
  5. ^ "About Ziya Tong", Daily Planet TV series website.
  6. ^ PBS, "Wired Science," URL accessed 27 October 2008.
  7. ^ CBC Television, "Member Profile: Ziya Tong," Zed Gallery, URL accessed 12 March 2007.
  8. ^ "Great, watchable north: The 20th Gemini Awards gala honours the best in Canadian TV," National Post, November 19, 2005, pg. TO.42.F.
  9. ^ "The Leading Edge" (PDF). Press release. Knowledge Network. December 2007. 
  10. ^ Ziya Tong, "The New Weapon in the Border Guard Arsenal: the Dreaded Google Search" Wired Magazine: Issue 15.10: September 25, 2007 http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/15-10/st_google
  11. ^ Ziya Tong, "Correlations" http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/blogs/ztong.html
  12. ^ CNW Group - Discovery Channel": January 26, 2009 http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2009/26/c2670.html
  13. ^ Ziya Tong is Daily Planet's new co-host

Further reading

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