Traci Melchor

For the American soap opera actress, see Tracy Melchior.
Traci Melchor
Melchor in 2022
Born
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active1988–present
Children2

Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for CTV's series etalk and as a judge of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV's The Social.[1] Melchor has won two Canadian Screen Awards for her work hosting Canada's Drag Race.[2][3]

Early life

Originally from Pickering, Ontario, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting at Seneca College.[citation needed] She has a son, Phoenix and a daughter, Phoebe.[4]

Career

She joined CHUM Limited as an entertainment reporter for Citytv,[5] later becoming a cohost of MuchMusic's RapCity.[citation needed] She moved to Los Angeles becoming an entertainment reporter and host for E![6] and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister station MuchMoreMusic.[citation needed]

In 2008, Melchor joined CTV's eTalk as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents.[7]

In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes of Canada's Drag Race, the Canadian edition of RuPaul's Drag Race as ‘Canada’s Squirrel Friend’ and a guest judge for the finale episode.[8] In June 2021, it was announced that Melchor would return for the second season as a main judge alongside Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski, replacing Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie.[9] Melchor also returned as a main judge for the third season in 2022 and fourth season in 2023.[10]

She also regularly contributes to The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24 Breakfast, CTV News, and Toronto's CHUM-FM.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Results Ref.
2021 Canadian Screen Awards Best Host in a Web Program or Series Canada's Drag Race Nominated [11]
2022 Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
(Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski) 		Won [2]
2023 Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
(Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes and Brad Goreski) 		Won [3]
2024 Won [12]
Best Host, talk show or entertainment news
(Shared with Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat, Liz Trinnear and Priyanka) 		eTalk Nominated
Best Host, live entertainment special
(Shared with Tyrone Edwards and Elaine Lui) 		eTalk Live at the Oscars Nominated

References

  1. ^ "New talk show 'The Social' offers all-female roundtable and an interactive twist" Archived 2014-11-26 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, August 30, 3013.
  2. ^ a b "'Winners. 2022 PRINTABLE LISTS'". April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "2023 Canadian Screen Awards".
  4. ^ @tracimelchor (July 13, 2023). "My baby's first prom!! ❤️" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Go West, young woman". The Globe and Mail, December 29, 1999.
  6. ^ "Cross-country makeovers". The Province, December 29, 2002.
  7. ^ "Speakers: Traci Melchor". Banff World Media Festival, 2020.
  8. ^ "Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over ‘Canada’s Drag Race’". eTalk, September 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Joey Nolfi, "Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up". Entertainment Weekly, June 29, 2021.
  10. ^ June 15, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 12:15 PM. "Meet the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 queens". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Victoria Ahearn, "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ earns victory lap with leading five Canadian Screen Awards" Archived 2021-05-19 at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, May 17, 2021.
  12. ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards nominations by network". Broadcast Dialogue, March 6, 2024.