Traci Melchor | |
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 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]
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]
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 main judge for the third season in 2022 and fourth season in 2023. [10]
She also regularly contributes to The Marilyn Denis Show , CP24 Breakfast , CTV News , and Toronto's CHUM-FM.[ citation needed ]
| 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 | Won | [12] | |||
| Best Host, talk show or entertainment news (Shared with Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat, Liz Trinnear and Priyanka) | eTalk | Nominated | |||
| Best Host, live entertainment special (Shared with Tyrone Edwards and Elaine Lui) | eTalk Live at the Oscars | Nominated |
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