Ziya Tong

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Ziya Tong is a television personality and television producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[1] She was born in London, England and then lived in Hong Kong,^[2] and is of Chinese and Macedonian descent.^[3]

In university, she majored in communications^[4] and psychology.^[5] Afterwards, she worked as a reporter, and as a Senior Producer for the news-portal Orientation Global Networks. She began hosting the CBC television series ZeD in the 2004-05 season, succeeding Sharon Lewis. For this, in 2005 she was nominated for a Gemini Award for Viewer's Choice for Lifestyle Host.^[6]

With her part in ZeD complete, Tong moved to Canadian Television 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, in places such as the French Polynesia and the Caribbean, in a series about vacationing. Starting in January, 2007 she hosted two science shows, Wired Science on PBS^[3] and The Leading Edge on The Knowledge Network.

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^ ^a ^b Denise Duguay, "Island tour too rushed," Leader Post, Regina, Saskatchewan: December 16, 2005, pg. F.3.
^ Dana Gee, "ZeD on CBC a place for new ideas," The Province, Vancouver, B.C.: October 29, 2004, pg. B.9.
^ ^a ^b Malcolm Parry, "Young soprano shows her bombshell style," The Vancouver Sun, December 23, 2006, pg. B.4.
^ PBS, "Wired Science," URL accessed 12 March 2007.
^ 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.