Traci Melchor

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| birth_date = 12 September 1973 (51 years)

| birth_place = Pickering, Ontario, {{flag|Canada}}

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| occupation = Television personality

| years_active = 1988–present

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Traci Melchor is a Canadian television personality. She is known for her role as an entertainment reporter for CTV's series etalk and as a judge of the reality competition series Canada's Drag Race. Melchor is also the former co-host of CTV's The Social.[http://www.timescolonist.com/christmas-fund/new-talk-show-the-social-offers-all-female-roundtable-and-an-interactive-twist-1.607220 "New talk show 'The Social' offers all-female roundtable and an interactive twist"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126221741/http://www.timescolonist.com/christmas-fund/new-talk-show-the-social-offers-all-female-roundtable-and-an-interactive-twist-1.607220|date=2014-11-26}}. Victoria Times-Colonist, August 30, 3013. Melchor has won two Canadian Screen Awards for her work hosting Canada's Drag Race.

Early life

Originally from Pickering, Ontario, Melchor studied radio and television broadcasting at Seneca College.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} She has a son, Phoenix and a daughter, Phoebe.{{Cite instagram |user=tracimelchor |postid=Cuol8XmuERH |title=My baby's first prom!! ❤️ |date=July 13, 2023}} She talked on Canada’s Drag Race about her experiences growing up around violence.

Career

She joined CHUM Limited as an entertainment reporter for Citytv,"Go West, young woman". The Globe and Mail, December 29, 1999. later becoming a cohost of MuchMusic's RapCity.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} She moved to Los Angeles becoming an entertainment reporter and host for E!"Cross-country makeovers". The Province, December 29, 2002. and taking acting roles in a number of television series, before taking a new role with MuchMusic's sister station MuchMoreMusic.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

In 2008, Melchor joined CTV's eTalk as a reporter, and is currently one of their senior correspondents.[https://banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca/2020/speakers/950381/tracimelchor/ "Speakers: Traci Melchor"]. Banff World Media Festival, 2020.

In 2020, Melchor appeared in multiple episodes of Canada's Drag Race, the Canadian edition of RuPaul's Drag Race as ‘Canada’s Squirrel Friend’ and a guest judge for the finale episode.[https://www.theloop.ca/three-fabulous-judges-and-one-squirrel-friend-are-ready-to-preside-over-canadas-drag-race/ "Three fabulous judges, and one squirrel friend, are ready to preside over ‘Canada’s Drag Race’"]. eTalk, September 26, 2019. In June 2021, it was announced that Melchor would return for the second season as a main judge alongside Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski, replacing Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Stacey McKenzie.Joey Nolfi, [https://ew.com/tv/canadas-drag-race-season-2-judges-replacing-stacey-mckenzie-jeffrey-bowyer-chapman/ "Canada's Drag Race season 2 adds new head judges amid panel shake-up"]. Entertainment Weekly, June 29, 2021. Melchor also returned as a main judge for the third season in 2022 and fourth season in 2023.{{Cite web |last1=June 15 |first1=Joey Nolfi |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 12:15 PM |title=Meet the 'Canada's Drag Race' season 3 queens |url=https://ew.com/tv/canadas-drag-race-season-3-cast-meet-the-queens/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

She also regularly contributes to The Marilyn Denis Show, CP24 Breakfast, CTV News, and Toronto's CHUM-FM.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

Awards and nominations

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style="text-align:center"|2021

| style="text-align:center" rowspan=6|Canadian Screen Awards

| style="text-align:center"|Best Host in a Web Program or Series

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|Canada's Drag Race

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center"|Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/05/17/canadas-drag-race-earns-victory-lap-with-leading-five-canadian-screen-awards.html "‘Canada’s Drag Race’ earns victory lap with leading five Canadian Screen Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519174708/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/05/17/canadas-drag-race-earns-victory-lap-with-leading-five-canadian-screen-awards.html |date=2021-05-19 }}. Toronto Star, May 17, 2021.

style="text-align:center"|2022

| style="text-align:center"|Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
(Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes, Amanda Brugel, and Brad Goreski)

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.academy.ca/nominees/|title='Winners. 2022 PRINTABLE LISTS'|date=April 19, 2022}}

style="text-align:center"|2023

| style="text-align:center" rowspan=2|Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition
(Shared with Brooke Lynn Hytes and Brad Goreski)

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.academy.ca/nominees/|title=2023 Canadian Screen Awards}}

style="text-align:center" rowspan=3|2024

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan=3|Connie Thiessen, [https://broadcastdialogue.com/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-by-network/ "Canadian Screen Awards nominations by network"]. Broadcast Dialogue, March 6, 2024.

style="text-align:center"|Best Host, talk show or entertainment news
(Shared with Tyrone Edwards, Elaine Lui, Chloe Wilde, Sonia Mangat, Liz Trinnear and Priyanka)

| style="text-align:center"|eTalk

| {{nom}}

style="text-align:center"|Best Host, live entertainment special
(Shared with Tyrone Edwards and Elaine Lui)

| style="text-align:center"|eTalk Live at the Oscars

| {{nom}}