Tanya Kim is a Canadian television personality, best known as the co-host of etalk from 2003 to 2014.
Early life
Kim was born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario to Korean immigrant parents.[1] Her grandmother moved from Seoul to Canada to raise Kim and her older brother, Richard.[2] She studied classical piano and dance, and attended Sherry Walsh Academy of Dance Arts and Davey Dance Company in Sault Ste. Marie.[3] Kim graduated from Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School[3] and attended Ryerson Polytechnic University, graduating from the journalism program, specializing in broadcasting. While at Ryerson, she volunteered at campus station CKLN-FM as an announcer and voice over artist, and worked as an intern at MuchMusic.[1]
Career
After graduating, she worked as a videographer at MuchMusic before joining CTV's The Chatroom as a music reporter and becoming special correspondent for Canadian Idol for two seasons.[1] In 2003, she joined etalk, co-hosting the show with Ben Mulroney.[1]
On etalk, Kim has worked red carpets at the Juno Awards and the Academy Awards, and covered special events like Live 8 and Live Earth. In 2009, Kim hosted We Day, in support of Free The Children, for the third year in a row.
Kim also hosted etalk Playlist in 2005, a six-episode chart show/concert mini-series that expanded on etalk's Playlist segment. The series was broadcast before a studio audience from the Masonic Temple concert hall. The 30-minute shows included live studio performances, interviews, news and chart reviews.[4]
In November 2008 Tanya Kim announced a partnership with CARE Canada, a major humanitarian and international development charitable organization, to promote CARE Canada's I Am Powerful women's empowerment campaign. She travelled to Zambia to generate awareness and gain first-hand knowledge of the strength and resiliency of women in the developing world.[9]
