Cheryl Hickey

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Cheryl Hickey (born in Owen Sound, Ontario) is host of ET Canada, an entertainment news magazine for Global Television Network which launched on September 12, 2005.

At the age of 16, while working at a local cable station, Cheryl got the "media bug" and since then knew she wanted to be a reporter. She attended Fanshawe College in London, Ontario where she studied Radio and Television Arts. Upon graduating, she returned to Owen Sound where she worked at the K106.5, first as a correspondent then later as an afternoon news anchor.

A year-and-a-half later, she moved on to the NewVR in Barrie, Ontario. There she worked in initially as a production assistant, then later becoming a writer for thir 6 o'clock newscast. At the same time, she learned how to operate a camera and film the news.

In May, 1999 she joined the Global Television Network where she worked as a photojournalist and as a news chopper reporter. In 2001, she moved on to reporting on the entertainment beat for Global.

Hickey hosted the Toronto Film Festival for two years running and produced the documentary special 10 Wired Days, a backstage pass to the festival. Other events she covered for Global include the Grammy Countdown 2004 pre-show in New York City, the Rolling Stones benefit concert (also known as SARSstock), the Toronto Molson Indy, and a live pre-show for Canada’s Walk of Fame.

In September of 2005, she became the host of ET Canada.