Nationality Canadian Occupation actress, broadcaster | Name Talia Schlanger Role Actress | |
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Awards Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media -Non-Fiction Profiles | ||
Talia Schlanger is a Canadian radio broadcaster, currently working in the United States. Formerly a weekend host of Radio 2 Morning on CBC Radio 2 and TV host of CBC Music Backstage Pass, and a part-time host on CBC Radio 3, her selection as host of NPR's music program World Cafe was announced in February 2017. She joined World Cafe in October 2016 as a contributing producer, and was named the program's new host after the retirement of David Dye.
Originally from Thornhill, Ontario, Schlanger is a graduate of Ryerson University's program in radio and television arts. Prior to joining the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Schlanger was an actress, whose credits included the supporting role of Madison in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, guest roles in System Crash and Degrassi: The Next Generation, and musical theatre roles in the Toronto productions of Mamma Mia and We Will Rock You and a touring production of American Idiot.
She won a Canadian Screen Award in 2014 as a coproducer with Brent Hodge, Bryan Ward, Grant Lawrence and Kai Black of The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a web series on CBC Music in which Lawrence travelled across Canada meeting local musicians and other personalities.