Andrea Jenna is a Canadian television host, actress and spokesperson. She currently hosts the programming block ''Cant Miss Thursdays'' on

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and

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Canada's food series The Perfect Bite.

Early life and education

Andrea is from

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, Canada. She studied Media, Information & Technoculture at Western University, and specialized in Broadcast Journalism at

Fanshawe College Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology, commonly shortened to Fanshawe College, is a public college in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is partnered with private ILAC International College. One of the largest colleges in Canada, it ha ...

Career

Teletoon

In 2011 Andrea was hired to co-host a one-day broadcast event on

for the launch of ''Cant Miss Thursdays'' new programming lineup. In the fall of 2012, she became the first-ever host of Teletoon's ''Cant Miss Thursdays'' block for kids every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The Grammys

Scouted over Twitter by the social media team for

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, she was chosen to co-host the behind the scenes live webcast during ''The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night'' on November 30, 2011. Coverage included reactions and interviews with nominees of the

54th Annual Grammy Awards The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. LL Cool J hosted ...

. Some notable interviews included:

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, and The Civil Wars

Sportsnet

In August 2012 Andrea joined the sports show Cricket Central covering the ICC World T20 on

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as host of The FanZone.

Yahoo Canada

In November 2012 Andrea became host of Yahoo Canada's original food series The Perfect Bite. In 2013, The Perfect Bite was nominated for a Digi Award for Best in Web Series Non-Fiction. On August 15, 2013, Andrea hosted Yahoo! Canada's live stream of ''The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones'' Toronto Premiere. Interviews on the red carpet included:

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Jamie Campbell Bower James Metcalfe Campbell Bower (born 22 November 1988) is an English actor and singer. He made his feature film debut in 2007 with a supporting role in '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''. He went on to feature in '' The Twilight ...

Robert Sheehan Robert Sheehan (born 7 January 1988) is an Irish actor. He is best known for television roles such as Nathan Young in ''Misfits (TV series), Misfits'', Darren Treacy in ''Love/Hate (TV series), Love/Hate'', and Number Four / The Séance (Klaus ...

, Kevin Zegers,

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."Premiere, The Mortal Instruments City of Bones"
, ''The British Nephilim'', 2013-08-17

References

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