Liz Cantor
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| Liz Cantor | |
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| Born | Elisabeth Cantor 11 October 1982 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Liz Cantor (born 11 October 1982) is an Australian television personality. She was the winner of the reality television game show The Mole in 2005.
Education[edit]
Cantor attended high school at St Peters Lutheran College at Indooroopoilly, west of Brisbane city. While there she was selected as a prefect and sports captain.[1] In 2000 she commenced her Bachelor of Communications at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, majoring in journalism and meteorology.[2] While at university she was a member of the string quartet and orchestra and was on the basketball, softball, hockey and debating teams.[3] She completed her degree in the year 2003. She has said she had considered studying marine biology but the performance side of her personality pulled her towards a career in the media industry.[4]
Career[edit]
Surfing[edit]
Cantor was a professional surfer who competed on the Australian junior circuit for five years. Sponsored by Billabong, her surfing career took her to Fiji, Tahiti, the Maldives, Hawaii and Europe to compete.[5] She was also one of the first female surf judges to travel internationally on the ASP and World Circuit Tour.[6]
Television[edit]
She made her on-screen debut in the 2002 Australian feature film Blurred, which followed five groups of teenagers as they hit the road for Schoolies Week.[7] A year later she appeared in the 2003 film Gettin Square before landing a role on Australian television drama series Blue Water High as Corin Hardy in 2005.[8] That year she won a spot on the Channel 7 reality television show The Mole, a show which kickstarted her career with broadcaster Channel 7.[9] In The Mole she worked with other contestants to perform challenges, each of which add money to the winner's pot. But one of the members is "The Mole", a saboteur who is covertly trying to make the group fail.[10] She competed against 12 other contestants and won, leaving the show with $200,000 in prize money.[11]
Following the show Channel 7 hired Cantor as a presenter on Queensland's water based outdoor adventure lifestyle program Creek to Coast and on The Great South East, a travel program focusing on tourist attractions in South East Queensland.[12] In 2005 Cantor made her debut as a weather presenter for Channel 7 News and in 2008 she became the presenter for Queensland's live Gold Lotto draw.[13] Cantor is still involved in each of these roles.
Radio[edit]
Cantor has filled in on a number of summer radio shows for Nova Brisbane, Hot Tomato and Sea FM on the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. She teamed up with well-known radio personality Michael "Pickle" Walkley to host Sea FM Summer Breakfast on the Gold Coast over the Christmas break in 2013/14.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ The Sunday Mail, Liz Cantor talks about her long-distance relationship with Todd Carney (2010), Courier Mail http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/weather-presenter-liz-cantor-talks-about-her-long-distance-relationship-with-todd-carney/story-e6freq7o-1225969438888
- ^ MNB Team, Liz Cantor (2014), Lorna Jane www.movenourishbelieve.com/sporty-sister-of-the-week/sporty-sister-of-the-week-liz-cantor/
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=234507994&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=xcC0&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2&trkInfo=tarId%3A1403511640441%2Ctas%3Aliz%20cantor%2Cidx%3A1-1-1
- ^ The Black Olive, Five minutes with Liz Cantor (2014) theblackcollective.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/5-minutes-with-liz-cantor.html
- ^ http://www.creektocoast.com.au/show/liz.asp
- ^ https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/6604394/liz-cantor/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309380/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3
- ^ au.news.yahoo.com/a/6604394/liz-cantor/
- ^ The Black Olive, Five minutes with Liz Cantor (2014) theblackcollective.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/5-minutes-with-liz-cantor.html
- ^ https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-mole/about/article/-/16288639/about-the-show/
- ^ au.news.yahoo.com/a/6604394/liz-cantor/
- ^ MNB Team, Liz Cantor (2014) Lorna Jane www.movenourishbelieve.com/sporty-sister-of-the-week/sporty-sister-of-the-week-liz-cantor/
- ^ au.news.yahoo.com/a/6604394/liz-cantor/
- ^ Sea FM Announces New Summer Breakfast Hosts (2013) Radio Info https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/sea-fm-announces-summer-breakfast-hosts
External links[edit]
| Preceded by Talitha Cummins |
Seven News Brisbane Weekend Weather Presenter December 2010 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Shaun Faulkner |
The Mole (Australia) Winner 2005 |
Succeeded by Hillal Kara-Ali |
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