Ziya Tong
| Ziya Tong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 London, England |
| Occupation | Television Personality and Producer |
Ziya Tong is a television personality and producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] She is of Chinese and Macedonian descent,[2][3] and was born in London, England and later lived in Hong Kong.[4]
Tong moved from Hong Kong to Canada when she was 11.[5]
Tong received her B.A. degree from the University of British Columbia in psychology and sociology.[6] At McGill University, she graduated with an M.S. in communications[7] and also majored in psychology.[8] Afterwards, she worked as a reporter, and as a Senior Producer for the news-portal Orientation Global Networks in New York.
Tong began hosting the CBC Television series ZeD in the 2004-05 season, succeeding Sharon Lewis. For this, she was nominated for a Gemini Award for Viewer's Choice for Lifestyle Host in 2005.[9]
After ZeD, Tong moved to CTV to host the new television series Island Escapes, which premiered on January 6, 2006. Critic Denise Duguay called her a "lively and game travel host".[1] In this position, she visited many exotic island locations, and highlighted the attractions of places such as New Caledonia, Bedarra Island and Fiji.
Starting in January, 2007 she worked as a host and producer for two science shows, Wired Science on PBS[2] and The Leading Edge, a Canadian science series on The Knowledge Network.[10]
Tong has also written for Wired magazine[11] and blogs on the Wired Science site for PBS.[12] She is currently shooting for the new season of NOVA on PBS.[13] After joining Discovery Channel's Daily Planet as a guest host for November and December 2008, she was named the new permanent co-host of the daily science program.[14]
[edit] Career timeline
- 2004–2005: ZeD host
- 2006: "Island Escape" host
- 2007: "Leading Edge" host, Wired Science host and producer
- 2008-9: NOVA in production
- 2008–present: Daily Planet co-host
[edit] References
- ^ a b Denise Duguay, "Island tour too rushed," Leader Post, Regina, Saskatchewan: December 16, 2005, pg. F.3.
- ^ a b Malcolm Parry, "Young soprano shows her bombshell style," The Vancouver Sun, December 23, 2006, pg. B.4.
- ^ http://www.asiansofmixedrace.com/pic3.htm
- ^ Dana Gee, "ZeD on CBC a place for new ideas," The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: October 29, 2004, pg. B.9.
- ^ http://www.delologic.com/clients/10-059-01%20-%20Online%20Version3.pdf
- ^ "About Ziya Tong", Daily Planet TV series website.
- ^ PBS, "Wired Science," URL accessed 27 October 2008.
- ^ CBC Television, "Member Profile: Ziya Tong," Zed Gallery, URL accessed 12 March 2007.
- ^ "Great, watchable north: The 20th Gemini Awards gala honours the best in Canadian TV," National Post, November 19, 2005, pg. TO.42.F.
- ^ "The Leading Edge" (PDF). Press release. Knowledge Network. December 2007. http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca/news/2006/dec2006/the_leading_edge.pdf.
- ^ Ziya Tong, "The New Weapon in the Border Guard Arsenal: the Dreaded Google Search" Wired Magazine: Issue 15.10: September 25, 2007 http://www.wired.com/politics/security/magazine/15-10/st_google
- ^ Ziya Tong, "Correlations" http://www.pbs.org/kcet/wiredscience/blogs/ztong.html
- ^ CNW Group - Discovery Channel": January 26, 2009 http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2009/26/c2670.html
- ^ Ziya Tong is Daily Planet's new co-host http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=13575
