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Traci Melchor
Melchor in 2022
Born
Pickering, Ontario,Canada
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active1988–present
Children2

Traci Melchoris a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter forCTV's seriesetalkand as a judge of the reality competition seriesCanada's Drag Race.Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV'sThe Social.[1]Melchor has won twoCanadian Screen Awardsfor her work hostingCanada's Drag Race.[2][3]

Early life

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Originally fromPickering,Ontario,Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting atSeneca College.[citation needed]She has a son, Phoenix and a daughter, Phoebe.[4]

Career

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She joinedCHUM Limitedas an entertainment reporter forCitytv,[5]later becoming a cohost ofMuchMusic'sRapCity.[citation needed]She moved toLos Angelesbecoming an entertainment reporter and host forE![6]and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister stationMuchMoreMusic.[citation needed]

In 2008, Melchor joined CTV'seTalkas a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents.[7]

In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes ofCanada's Drag Race,the Canadian edition ofRuPaul's Drag Raceas ‘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 alongsideBrooke Lynn Hytes,Amanda Brugel,andBrad Goreski,replacingJeffrey Bowyer-ChapmanandStacey McKenzie.[9]Melchor also returned as a main judge for the third season in 2022 and fourth season in 2023.[10]

She also regularly contributes toThe Marilyn Denis Show,CP24 Breakfast,CTV News,and Toronto'sCHUM-FM.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

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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 withBrooke Lynn Hytes,Amanda Brugel,andBrad Goreski) 		Won [2]
2023 Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
(Shared withBrooke Lynn HytesandBrad Goreski) 		Won [3]
2024 Won [12]
Best Host, talk show or entertainment news
(Shared withTyrone Edwards,Elaine Lui,Chloe Wilde,Sonia Mangat,Liz TrinnearandPriyanka) 		eTalk Nominated
Best Host, live entertainment special
(Shared with Tyrone Edwards and Elaine Lui) 		eTalk Live at the Oscars Nominated

References

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  1. ^"New talk show 'The Social' offers all-female roundtable and an interactive twist"Archived2014-11-26 at theWayback Machine.Victoria Times-Colonist,August 30, 3013.
  2. ^ab"'Winners. 2022 PRINTABLE LISTS'".April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ab"2023 Canadian Screen Awards".
  4. ^@tracimelchor (July 13, 2023)."My baby's first prom!! ❤️"– viaInstagram.
  5. ^"Go West, young woman".The Globe and Mail,December 29, 1999.
  6. ^"Cross-country makeovers".The Province,December 29, 2002.
  7. ^"Speakers: Traci Melchor".Banff World Media Festival,2020.
  8. ^"Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over ‘Canada’s Drag Race’".eTalk,September 26, 2019.
  9. ^Joey Nolfi,"Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up".Entertainment Weekly,June 29, 2021.
  10. ^June 15, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 12:15 PM."Meet the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 queens".EW.Retrieved2022-06-25.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^Victoria Ahearn,"‘Canada’s Drag Race’ earns victory lap with leading five Canadian Screen Awards"Archived2021-05-19 at theWayback Machine.Toronto Star,May 17, 2021.
  12. ^Connie Thiessen,"Canadian Screen Awards nominations by network".Broadcast Dialogue,March 6, 2024.
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