Kevin Jeffery Brauch (born January 18, 1968Kevin Brauch states his birthday in the episode of The Thirsty Traveler, Taiwan in

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) is a Canadian

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Early life and career

Born and raised in

, Brauch worked as a

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for seven years early in his career while working his way through the Radio and Television Arts program at

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(now Toronto Metropolitan University). Brauch worked for

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in Toronto from 1988 to 1990. He began his television career on the TVOKids programming block of Ontario provincial public broadcaster TVO in 1994 alongside Patty Sullivan. He hosted the show '' The Thirsty Traveler'' on the Fine Living Network (originally on the

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), ''

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'' on Discovery Channel Canada, and '' Superstar Chef Challenge'' on Food Network Canada. He also served as the floor reporter for ''

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'' (on both the American and Canadian Food Networks).

Awards

He received the

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in 1998 for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" (Stuff "Triathon"), in 1999 for "Best Host in a Lifestyle or Performing Arts Program or Series" (Canadian Gardening III) and also in 2005 for "Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Performing Arts Program or Series" (The Thirsty Traveler). In the Cora v. Miranda episode of

(2010), it was revealed that Kevin and host

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were Kentucky colonels. This appointment comes with the title of Colonel and so he could be addressed as Honorable Kevin Brauch or Colonel Kevin Brauch.

References

External links

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Kevin Brauch's Thirsty With A Twist Youtube ChannelKevin Brauch
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The Thirsty TravelerFoodTV: Superstar Chef Challenge profileSpirit of Radio: profiles including brief history of Kevin Brauch at CFNY
1968 births Living people Canadian Screen Award winners Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Canadian children's television personalities Mass media people from Toronto Canadian television hosts {{Canada-tv-bio-stub