Saroja Coelho

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Saroja Coelho
NationalityCanadian
Occupationradio personality
Known for Mornings

Saroja Coelho is a Canadian journalist and radio personality, currently the weekday host of Mornings on CBC Music, [1] the call-in show Just Asking on CBC Radio One, [2] and the CBC Radio Overnight block.[ citation needed ]

Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Coelho was a foreign correspondent, reporting from Asia and Eastern Europe for CBC, BBC, NPR, Deutsche Welle and National Geographic. [3] In 2012, she became the host of Living Planet on Deutsche Welle, before returning to Canada to host Breakaway, the local afternoon program for CBC Radio One's Quebec Community Network in 2016. [4] She returned to Toronto in 2018, where she was a regular guest host of Here and Now during Gill Deacon's health leave, and became host of Mornings after Raina Douris left the program in 2019. [5]

Just Asking, a weekly call-in show on lifestyle topics such as health, careers and investment, debuted on CBC Radio One in February 2024. [2]

Coelho studied biology and political science at the University of Toronto, [6] and was a coordinator of Women Active, Vocal, Effective and Strong, a leadership program for young girls, in the early 2000s. [7] [1]

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