Talia Hannah Schlanger is a

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radio broadcaster, who has worked in both Canada and the United States. Formerly a weekend host of '' Radio 2 Morning'' on

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and TV host of ''

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, her selection as host of

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's music program '' World Cafe'' was announced in February 2017."'World Cafe' Selects Talia Schlanger as New Host"
''

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'', February 24, 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. In June 2019, she announced her departure from the program to return to other creative projects. In September 2019,

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was announced as her successor. Schlanger grew up in a

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familyMarissa Stern
"Talia Schlanger Is Taking Over the World — At Least, the WXPN-produced ‘World Cafe’ "
'' The Jewish Exponent'', March 8, 2017. in Thornhill,

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. She is a graduate of Ryerson University's program in radio and television arts. Prior to joining the

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, 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 Mirvish Productions' '' Mamma Mia'',"Take a chance on Mia! ; Local teen picks ABBA musical over scholarship". ''

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'', February 22, 2004. p. D2. the original Canadian company of Queen's ''

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'' and the first national U.S. tour of Green Day's '' American Idiot''. She won a

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in 2014 as a coproducer with

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, Bryan Ward,

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and Kai Black of '' The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions'', a

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in which Lawrence travelled across Canada meeting local musicians and other personalities. Since leaving ''World Cafe'', Schlanger has again been heard as a fill-in host on CBC Radio programming as well as guest host on 'Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin'.

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