Talia Schlanger is a Canadian radio broadcaster, who has worked in
both Canada and the United States. Formerly a weekend host of Radio 2
Morning on CBC Radio 2 and TV host of CBC Music Backstage Pass, and a
part-time host on CBC Radio 3, her selection as host of NPR's music
program World Cafe was announced in February 2017.[1] She joined World
Cafe in October 2016 as a contributing producer,[2] and was named the
program's new host after the retirement of David Dye.[1] In June 2019,
she announced her departure from the program to return to other
creative projects.[3] In September 2019, Raina Douris was announced as
her successor.[4]Schlanger grew up in a Jewish family[5] in Thornhill,
Ontario.[6] She is a graduate of Ryerson University's program in radio
and television arts. Prior to joining the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, Schlanger was an actress, whose credits included the
supporting role of Madison in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, guest
roles in System Crash and Degrassi: The Next Generation, and musical
theatre roles in the Toronto productions of Mamma Mia[6] and We Will
Rock You[7] and a touring production of American Idiot.She won a
Canadian Screen Award in 2014 as a coproducer with Brent Hodge, Bryan
Ward, Grant Lawrence and Kai Black of The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a
web series on CBC Music in which Lawrence travelled across Canada
meeting local musicians and other personalities.[8]
both Canada and the United States. Formerly a weekend host of Radio 2
Morning on CBC Radio 2 and TV host of CBC Music Backstage Pass, and a
part-time host on CBC Radio 3, her selection as host of NPR's music
program World Cafe was announced in February 2017.[1] She joined World
Cafe in October 2016 as a contributing producer,[2] and was named the
program's new host after the retirement of David Dye.[1] In June 2019,
she announced her departure from the program to return to other
creative projects.[3] In September 2019, Raina Douris was announced as
her successor.[4]Schlanger grew up in a Jewish family[5] in Thornhill,
Ontario.[6] She is a graduate of Ryerson University's program in radio
and television arts. Prior to joining the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, Schlanger was an actress, whose credits included the
supporting role of Madison in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, guest
roles in System Crash and Degrassi: The Next Generation, and musical
theatre roles in the Toronto productions of Mamma Mia[6] and We Will
Rock You[7] and a touring production of American Idiot.She won a
Canadian Screen Award in 2014 as a coproducer with Brent Hodge, Bryan
Ward, Grant Lawrence and Kai Black of The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a
web series on CBC Music in which Lawrence travelled across Canada
meeting local musicians and other personalities.[8]
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