Traci Melchor
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Traci Melchor | |
|---|---|
 Melchor in 2022 | |
| Born | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Children | 2 |
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.[1] Melchor has won two Canadian Screen Awards for her work hosting Canada's Drag Race.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Originally from Pickering, Ontario, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting at Seneca College.[citation needed] She has a son, Phoenix and a daughter, Phoebe.[4]
Career[edit]
She joined CHUM Limited as an entertainment reporter for Citytv,[5] later becoming a cohost of MuchMusic's RapCity.[citation needed] She moved to Los Angeles becoming an entertainment reporter and host for E![6] and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister station MuchMoreMusic.[citation needed]
In 2008, Melchor joined CTV's eTalk as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents.[7]
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 a guest judge for the finale episode.[8] In June 2021, it was announced that Melchor would return for the second season as a main judge alongside Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski, replacing Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie.[9] Melchor also returned as a judge for the third season in 2022.[10]
She also regularly contributes to The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24 Breakfast, CTV News, and Toronto's CHUM-FM.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Host in a Web Program or Series | Canada's Drag Race | Nominated | [11] |
| 2022 | Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition (Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski) | Won | [2] | ||
| 2023 | Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition (Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes and Brad Goreski) | Won | [3] | ||
| 2024 | Pending | [12] | |||
| Best Host, talk show or entertainment news (Shared with Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat, Liz Trinnear and Priyanka) | eTalk | Pending | |||
| Best Host, live entertainment special (Shared with Tyrone Edwards and Elaine Lui) | eTalk Live at the Oscars | Pending |
References[edit]
- ^ "New talk show 'The Social' offers all-female roundtable and an interactive twist" Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, August 30, 3013.
- ^ a b "'Winners. 2022 PRINTABLE LISTS'". April 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "2023 Canadian Screen Awards".
- ^ @tracimelchor (July 13, 2023). "My baby's first prom!! ❤️" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Go West, young woman". The Globe and Mail, December 29, 1999.
- ^ "Cross-country makeovers". The Province, December 29, 2002.
- ^ "Speakers: Traci Melchor". Banff World Media Festival, 2020.
- ^ "Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over ‘Canada’s Drag Race’". eTalk, September 26, 2019.
- ^ Joey Nolfi, "Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up". Entertainment Weekly, June 29, 2021.
- ^ June 15, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 12:15 PM. "Meet the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 queens". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Victoria Ahearn, "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ earns victory lap with leading five Canadian Screen Awards" Archived 2021-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, May 17, 2021.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards nominations by network". Broadcast Dialogue, March 6, 2024.