Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for

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's series '' etalk'' and as a judge of the reality competition series ''

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''. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV's '' The Social''.

Early life

Originally from

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, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting at

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Career

She joined

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as an entertainment reporter for

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, later becoming a cohost of

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's '' RapCity''. She moved to

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becoming an entertainment reporter and host for E! and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister station

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. In 2008, Melchor joined CTV's '' eTalk'' as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents. In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes of ''

'', the Canadian edition of ''

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'' as ‘Canada’s Squirrel Friend’ and a guest judge for the finale episode. In June 2021, it was announced that Melchor would return for the second season as a main judge alongside

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, and Brad Goreski, replacing

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and Stacey McKenzie. Melchor also returned as a judge for the third season in 2022. She also regularly contributes to ''

The Marilyn Denis Show ''The Marilyn Denis Show'' is a Canadian daytime television talk show which debuted on January 10, 2011, on CTV and CTV 2 (formerly A-Channel). Hosted by Marilyn Denis, the show airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on CTV and 11 a.m. ET on CTV 2 (timeslots ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and Toronto's

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

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