Traci Melchor | |
|---|---|
 Melchor in 2022 | |
| Born | 12 September 1973 (51 years) |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Children | 2 |
Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter forCTV's seriesetalk and as a judge of the reality competition seriesCanada's Drag Race. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV'sThe Social.[1] Melchor has won twoCanadian Screen Awards for her work hostingCanada's Drag Race.[2][3]
Originally fromPickering,Ontario, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting atSeneca College.[citation needed] She has a son, Phoenix and a daughter, Phoebe.[4] She talked on Canada’s Drag Race about her experiences growing up around violence.
She joinedCHUM Limited as an entertainment reporter forCitytv,[5] later becoming a cohost ofMuchMusic'sRapCity.[citation needed] She moved toLos Angeles becoming an entertainment reporter and host forE![6] and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister stationMuchMoreMusic.[citation needed]
In 2008, Melchor joined CTV'seTalk as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents.[7]
In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes ofCanada's Drag Race, the Canadian edition ofRuPaul'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 alongsideBrooke Lynn Hytes,Amanda Brugel, andBrad Goreski, replacingJeffrey Bowyer-Chapman andStacey 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 toThe Marilyn Denis Show,CP24 Breakfast,CTV News, and Toronto'sCHUM-FM.[citation needed]
| 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 withBrooke Lynn Hytes,Amanda Brugel, andBrad Goreski) | Won | [2] | ||
| 2023 | Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition (Shared withBrooke Lynn Hytes andBrad Goreski) | Won | [3] | ||
| 2024 | Won | [12] | |||
| Best Host, talk show or entertainment news (Shared withTyrone Edwards,Elaine Lui,Chloe Wilde,Sonia Mangat,Liz Trinnear andPriyanka) | eTalk | Nominated | |||
| Best Host, live entertainment special (Shared with Tyrone Edwards and Elaine Lui) | eTalk Live at the Oscars | Nominated |
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